What color is #4ED974?

#4ED974 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hello Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4ED974?

The RGB value is 78, 217, 116: 78 red, 217 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4ED974?

The complementary color is #D94EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4ED974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4ED974 color

#4ED974 rgb(78, 217, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #4ED974 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 85.1% green and 45.5% blue (78, 217, 116).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 65% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hello Spring (#44DD66), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#4ED974 color codes

HEX	`#4ED974`
RGB	`rgb(78, 217, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 85.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 65%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 64%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 47%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, -58.8, 38.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 70.48, 146.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.105, 52.503, 25.015)`
Decimal	`5167476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4ED974, 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 #4ED974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4ED974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #4ED974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ed974; }
.text { color: #4ed974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ed974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 217 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ed974, #4ed9ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4ED974?: #4ED974 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hello Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4ED974?: The RGB value is 78, 217, 116: 78 red, 217 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4ED974?: The complementary color is #D94EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4ED974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.