#4ED44E Color

#4ED44E is rgb(78, 212, 78) in RGB, hsl(120, 61%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4ED44E

HEX#4ED44E

RGBrgb(78, 212, 78)

HSLhsl(120, 61%, 57%)

HSVhsv(120, 63%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.21 143.2)

LABlab(75.67% -57.21 53.06)

LCHlch(75.67% 78.03 137.15)

What #4ED44E 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 #4ED44E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 8.89 Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.93 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 9.52 Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 10.76 SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 13.17 Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.49

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

#4ED44E Channel Values

How #4ED44E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 78 · G 212 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 61% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 63% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 63% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.94:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4ED44E 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4ED44E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4ED44E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4ED44E

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.

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How #4ED44E 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#4ED44E

Protanopia#C5C54F

Protanomaly#A3CB4F

Deuteranopia#B6B656

Deuteranomaly#97C353

Tritanopia#6CC9C9

Tritanomaly#61CEA6

Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #4ED44E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4ed44e: #4ED44E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4ED44E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4ed44e': '#4ED44E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.831, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_4ed44e">#4ED44E</color>

SVG fillfill="#4ED44E"

More Green Colors

#4ED44E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4f6d5b 4dffc3 4f7942 4dff4d 4fc482 4d9900 4fc484 4d8c57 4fe7b0 4cbb17 506a1b 4c9141 66cc66 85ff85 99ff66 adebad cae00d ddfedd 004225 009966 00ff7f 155615 284328 35431e

#4ED44E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4ED44E?

#4ED44E is a mid-tone green — rgb(78, 212, 78) in RGB and hsl(120, 61%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.89.

What is the RGB value of #4ED44E?

#4ED44E is rgb(78, 212, 78) — red 78, green 212, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4ED44E?

#4ED44E converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4ED44E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4ED44E scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4ED44E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4ED44E 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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