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#4DEC09 Color

#4DEC09 is rgb(77, 236, 9) in RGB, hsl(102, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 96%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Green (#66FF00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4DEC09
HEX#4DEC09
RGBrgb(77, 236, 9)
HSLhsl(102, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(102, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 96%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.264 140)
LABlab(82.81% -67.27 76.82)
LCHlch(82.81% 102.10 131.21)

What #4DEC09 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4DEC09, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Green#66FF00ΔE 8.79Neon Green#39FF14ΔE 10.24Harlequin#3FFF00ΔE 10.53Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 10.63Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 11.64Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 11.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4DEC09 Channel Values

How #4DEC09 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 77 · G 236 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4DEC09 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4DEC09 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4DEC09

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4DEC09; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4DEC09
Complementary
#A809EC
Analogous
#BFEC09
Analogous
#09EC36
Triadic
#094DEC
Triadic
#EC094D
Split comp.
#3609EC
Split comp.
#EC09BF

Tints & Shades of #4DEC09

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62F722
#7AF844
#93F966
#AFFB8E
#C7FCB0
#E0FDD3

Shades

#43CF07
#38AC06
#2E8F05
#257104
#1B5403
#103102

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4DEC09.

How #4DEC09 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4DEC09
Protanopia#DBDB12
Protanomaly#B4E20F
Deuteranopia#C9C92B
Deuteranomaly#A6D821
Tritanopia#76DEDE
Tritanomaly#68E4B1
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4DEC09 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4dec09: #4DEC09;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4DEC09;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4dec09': '#4DEC09' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.925, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_4dec09">#4DEC09</color>
SVG fillfill="#4DEC09"

More Green Colors

#4DEC09 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4DEC09 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4DEC09?

#4DEC09 is a mid-tone green — rgb(77, 236, 9) in RGB and hsl(102, 93%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Green (#66FF00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #4DEC09?

#4DEC09 is rgb(77, 236, 9) — red 77, green 236, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4DEC09?

#4DEC09 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 96%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4DEC09 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4DEC09 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4DEC09 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4DEC09 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.63, which is visibly different.

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