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#4ECD18 Color

#4ECD18 is rgb(78, 205, 24) in RGB, hsl(102, 79%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 88%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4ECD18
HEX#4ECD18
RGBrgb(78, 205, 24)
HSLhsl(102, 79%, 45%)
HSVhsv(102, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 88%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.23 139.2)
LABlab(73.23% -57.64 67.30)
LCHlch(73.23% 88.62 130.58)

What #4ECD18 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 #4ECD18, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 6.06Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.4Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 9.02Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 11.65Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 16.84Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.68

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

#4ECD18 Channel Values

How #4ECD18 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 78 · G 205 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 79% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4ECD18 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4ECD18 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4ECD18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4ECD18; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4ECD18
Complementary
#9718CD
Analogous
#A9CD18
Analogous
#18CD3C
Triadic
#184ECD
Triadic
#CD184E
Split comp.
#3C18CD
Split comp.
#CD18A9

Tints & Shades of #4ECD18

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

#61E628
#79EA48
#94EE6D
#ABF28D
#C6F6B1
#DDFAD1

Shades

#44B215
#3A9712
#2F7B0E
#26640C
#1C4909
#112E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4ECD18.

How #4ECD18 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#4ECD18
Protanopia#BFBF1C
Protanomaly#9EC51A
Deuteranopia#B0B02B
Deuteranomaly#93BC24
Tritanopia#6DC1C1
Tritanomaly#62C69A
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4ECD18 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ecd18: #4ECD18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4ECD18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ecd18': '#4ECD18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.804, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_4ecd18">#4ECD18</color>
SVG fillfill="#4ECD18"

More Green Colors

#4ECD18 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4ECD18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4ECD18?

#4ECD18 is a mid-tone green — rgb(78, 205, 24) in RGB and hsl(102, 79%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #4ECD18?

#4ECD18 is rgb(78, 205, 24) — red 78, green 205, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4ECD18?

#4ECD18 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 88%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4ECD18 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4ECD18 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4ECD18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4ECD18 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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