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#4be430

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

RGB
75, 228, 48
HSL
111°, 77%, 54%
CMYK
67, 0, 79, 11
Luminance
0.5720

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4be430 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4be430
Hue
111°
green
Saturation
77%
electric
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5720
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.44:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue111° of 360°
Saturation77%
Lightness54%
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#4be430
RGBrgb(75, 228, 48)
HSLhsl(111, 77%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 79%, 11%)
LABlab(80.3 -70.2 69.6)
LCHlch(80.3 98.9 135.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.807 0.246 141.1)
Decimal4973616
Display P3color(display-p3 0.294 0.894 0.188)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4be430;
background-color: #4be430;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4be430] bg-[#4be430]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4be430;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.294, green: 0.894, blue: 0.188)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4be430")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4BE430)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(48, 228, 75)

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 #4be430 · 12.44:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.44:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4be430 as text scores 1.69:1 on white and 12.44:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4be430 on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4be430 on black: 12.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EACF00
deuteranopia · #D8C346
tritanopia · #2ADDC3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4be430 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
#E9F9E7
#CEF4C7
#A9F29C
#7EEC6A
#4be430
#39D91C
#2FB418
#269013
#1F6812
#13410B
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF3Darkest = 950 · #13410B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E9F9E7;
  --brand-200: #CEF4C7;
  --brand-300: #A9F29C;
  --brand-400: #7EEC6A;
  --brand-500: #4be430;
  --brand-600: #39D91C;
  --brand-700: #2FB418;
  --brand-800: #269013;
  --brand-900: #1F6812;
  --brand-950: #13410B;
  --brand: #4be430;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4be430

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#C6EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#579B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9D2BE9
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1D710F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFCE8
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 #4be430

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#C930E4
Analogous left#A5E430
Analogous right#30E46F
Split-complement 1#6F30E4
Split-complement 2#E430A5
Triadic 1#304BE4
Triadic 2#E4304B
Tetradic#30A5E4

RGB percentages

Red29.4%
Green89.4%
Blue18.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.9%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#4be430 text on a black background

contrast 12.44:1

Card sample

#4be430 text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4be430;
Background color
Panel with #4be430 background
background-color: #4be430;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4be430;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(75, 228, 48, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(75, 228, 48, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4be430;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4be430, #30E48D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4be430

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.

#4be430 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#4be430, answered

What color is #4be430?

#4be430 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 111° on the hue wheel with 77% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #4be430?

rgb(75, 228, 48) — 75 red, 228 green and 48 blue out of 255, or 29.4% / 89.4% / 18.8% by channel.

Is #4be430 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5720 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 12.44:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4be430?

Black. It scores 12.44:1 against #4be430, versus 1.69:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4be430?

#C930E4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6F30E4 and #E430A5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4be430?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C6EDC0 for borders, #579B4B for secondary text, #9D2BE9 as an accent and #1D710F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A5E430 and #30E46F stays calm, while #C930E4 is the loudest partner.

What is #4be430 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(67%, 0%, 79%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #4be430 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 #8DE430; nudged cooler, #2EE656.

Work with #4be430 in the Color Lab