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#B4E845 Color

#B4E845 is rgb(180, 232, 69) in RGB, hsl(79, 78%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E845
HEX#B4E845
RGBrgb(180, 232, 69)
HSLhsl(79, 78%, 59%)
HSVhsv(79, 70%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.193 125.7)
LABlab(86.19% -33.93 68.95)
LCHlch(86.19% 76.84 116.20)

What #B4E845 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 #B4E845, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.09Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 9.94Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.02Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.48Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 13.04Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.06

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

#B4E845 Channel Values

How #B4E845 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 180 · G 232 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 78% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 70% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E845 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E845 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E845

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E845; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E845
Complementary
#7945E8
Analogous
#E8CA45
Analogous
#63E845
Triadic
#45B4E8
Triadic
#E845B4
Split comp.
#4563E8
Split comp.
#CA45E8

Tints & Shades of #B4E845

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

#BFEB60
#C8EE77
#D3F292
#DCF4A9
#E7F8C4
#F0FBDB

Shades

#A6E421
#8DC318
#739F14
#5C7F10
#425B0B
#273607

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E845.

How #B4E845 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#B4E845
Protanopia#E0E046
Protanomaly#D0E346
Deuteranopia#D9D94A
Deuteranomaly#CBDF48
Tritanopia#C4DCDC
Tritanomaly#BEE1B3
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E845 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e845: #B4E845;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E845;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e845': '#B4E845' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.910, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e845">#B4E845</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E845"

More Green Colors

#B4E845 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B4E845 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E845?

#B4E845 is a mid-tone green — rgb(180, 232, 69) in RGB and hsl(79, 78%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #B4E845?

#B4E845 is rgb(180, 232, 69) — red 180, green 232, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E845?

#B4E845 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 70%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E845 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E845 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E845 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E845 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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