What color is #4AE647?

#4AE647 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AE647?

The RGB value is 74, 230, 71: 74 red, 230 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AE647?

The complementary color is #E347E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AE647?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AE647 color

#4AE647 rgb(74, 230, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4AE647 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 90.2% green and 27.8% blue (74, 230, 71).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 76% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Alarming Slime (#2CE335), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#4AE647 color codes

HEX	`#4AE647`
RGB	`rgb(74, 230, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 90.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 76%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 69%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 69%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.02, -69.41, 62.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.02, 93.56, 137.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.256, 58.501, 15.552)`
Decimal	`4908615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AE647, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4AE647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AE647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4AE647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ae647; }
.text { color: #4ae647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ae647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 230 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ae647, #47e694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #4AE647?: #4AE647 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AE647?: The RGB value is 74, 230, 71: 74 red, 230 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AE647?: The complementary color is #E347E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AE647?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.