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#46df30

a balanced, vivid green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
70, 223, 48
HSL
113°, 73%, 53%
CMYK
69, 0, 79, 13
Luminance
0.5429

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #46df30 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#46df30
Hue
113°
green
Saturation
73%
vivid
Lightness
53%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5429
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.86:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 4.7
Where it sits
Hue113° of 360°
Saturation73%
Lightness53%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool59% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#46df30
RGBrgb(70, 223, 48)
HSLhsl(113, 73%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 79%, 13%)
LABlab(78.6 -69.6 68.0)
LCHlch(78.6 97.3 135.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.793 0.243 141.4)
Decimal4644656
Display P3color(display-p3 0.275 0.875 0.188)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #46df30;
background-color: #46df30;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#46df30] bg-[#46df30]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #46df30;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.275, green: 0.875, blue: 0.188)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#46df30")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF46DF30)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(48, 223, 70)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #46df30 · 11.86:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.86:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #46df30 as text scores 1.77:1 on white and 11.86:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#46df30 on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#46df30 on black: 11.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E5CA00
deuteranopia · #D3BE45
tritanopia · #21D8BF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #46df30 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FCF3
#E9F8E7
#CEF3C8
#A8F09E
#7DE86D
#46df30
#37D421
#2EB11B
#258D16
#1E6614
#13400C
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF3Darkest = 950 · #13400C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E9F8E7;
  --brand-200: #CEF3C8;
  --brand-300: #A8F09E;
  --brand-400: #7DE86D;
  --brand-500: #46df30;
  --brand-600: #37D421;
  --brand-700: #2EB11B;
  --brand-800: #258D16;
  --brand-900: #1E6614;
  --brand-950: #13400C;
  --brand: #46df30;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #46df30

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C5EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#559B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9E2BE4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1D6E11
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFCE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#162414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #46df30

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C930DF
Analogous left#9DDF30
Analogous right#30DF72
Split-complement 1#7230DF
Split-complement 2#DF309D
Triadic 1#3046DF
Triadic 2#DF3046
Tetradic#309DDF

RGB percentages

Red27.5%
Green87.5%
Blue18.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.5%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#46df30 text on a black background

contrast 11.86:1

Card sample

#46df30 text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #46df30;
Background color
Panel with #46df30 background
background-color: #46df30;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #46df30;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(70, 223, 48, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(70, 223, 48, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #46df30;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46df30, #30DF8F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #46df30

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#46df30 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#46df30, answered

What color is #46df30?

#46df30 is a balanced vivid green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 113° on the hue wheel with 73% saturation and 53% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #46df30?

rgb(70, 223, 48) — 70 red, 223 green and 48 blue out of 255, or 27.5% / 87.5% / 18.8% by channel.

Is #46df30 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5429 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 11.86:1.

Should I use black or white text on #46df30?

Black. It scores 11.86:1 against #46df30, versus 1.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #46df30?

#C930DF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7230DF and #DF309D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #46df30?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C5EDC0 for borders, #559B4B for secondary text, #9E2BE4 as an accent and #1D6E11 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #9DDF30 and #30DF72 stays calm, while #C930DF is the loudest partner.

What is #46df30 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(69%, 0%, 79%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #46df30 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 59 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #86DF30; nudged cooler, #2DE159.

Work with #46df30 in the Color Lab