What color is #4ED41C?

#4ED41C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Corrosive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4ED41C?

The RGB value is 78, 212, 28: 78 red, 212 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4ED41C?

The complementary color is #A21CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4ED41C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4ED41C color

#4ED41C rgb(78, 212, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #4ED41C is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 83.1% green and 11% blue (78, 212, 28).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 77% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Corrosive Green (#54D905), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#4ED41C color codes

HEX	`#4ED41C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 212, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 83.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 77%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 87%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 87%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -65.36, 70.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 95.78, 133.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.894, 48.788, 9.098)`
Decimal	`5166108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4ED41C, 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 #4ED41C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4ED41C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #4ED41C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ed41c; }
.text { color: #4ed41c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ed41c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 212 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ed41c, #1cd446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #4ED41C?: #4ED41C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Corrosive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4ED41C?: The RGB value is 78, 212, 28: 78 red, 212 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4ED41C?: The complementary color is #A21CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4ED41C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.