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#4ccc0d

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
76, 204, 13
HSL
100°, 88%, 43%
CMYK
63, 0, 94, 20
Luminance
0.4475

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4ccc0d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4ccc0d
Hue
100°
green
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
43%
dark
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4475
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.95:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue100° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness43%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% cool

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

Every format

HEX#4ccc0d
RGBrgb(76, 204, 13)
HSLhsl(100, 88%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 94%, 20%)
LABlab(72.7 -63.6 70.2)
LCHlch(72.7 94.7 132.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.744 0.232 139.1)
Decimal5032973
Display P3color(display-p3 0.298 0.800 0.051)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4ccc0d;
background-color: #4ccc0d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4ccc0d] bg-[#4ccc0d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4ccc0d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.298, green: 0.800, blue: 0.051)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4ccc0d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4CCC0D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(13, 204, 76)

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 #4ccc0d · 9.95:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4ccc0d as text scores 2.11:1 on white and 9.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4ccc0d on white: 2.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4ccc0d on black: 9.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D2B900
deuteranopia · #C3AF2F
tritanopia · #3BC5AD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4ccc0d is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FDF2
#ECFAE5
#D5F8C4
#B6F896
#92F561
#6DF22C
#56E60F
#4ccc0d
#39990A
#2C6F0C
#1C4507
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F6FDF2Darkest = 950 · #1C4507
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FDF2;
  --brand-100: #ECFAE5;
  --brand-200: #D5F8C4;
  --brand-300: #B6F896;
  --brand-400: #92F561;
  --brand-500: #6DF22C;
  --brand-600: #56E60F;
  --brand-700: #4ccc0d;
  --brand-800: #39990A;
  --brand-900: #2C6F0C;
  --brand-950: #1C4507;
  --brand: #4ccc0d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4ccc0d

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#659B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5C09D0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2D7808
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #4ccc0d

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#8D0DCC
Analogous left#ABCC0D
Analogous right#0DCC2D
Split-complement 1#2D0DCC
Split-complement 2#CC0DAB
Triadic 1#0D4CCC
Triadic 2#CC0D4C
Tetradic#0DABCC

RGB percentages

Red29.8%
Green80.0%
Blue5.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.6%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#4ccc0d text on a black background

contrast 9.95:1

Card sample

#4ccc0d text on a white background

contrast 2.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4ccc0d;
Background color
Panel with #4ccc0d background
background-color: #4ccc0d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4ccc0d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(76, 204, 13, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(76, 204, 13, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4ccc0d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ccc0d, #0DCC4D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4ccc0d

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.

#4ccc0d 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.

#4ccc0d, answered

What color is #4ccc0d?

#4ccc0d is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 100° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 43% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #4ccc0d?

rgb(76, 204, 13) — 76 red, 204 green and 13 blue out of 255, or 29.8% / 80% / 5.1% by channel.

Is #4ccc0d a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4475 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 9.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4ccc0d?

Black. It scores 9.95:1 against #4ccc0d, versus 2.11:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4ccc0d?

#8D0DCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2D0DCC and #CC0DAB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4ccc0d?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CFEDC0 for borders, #659B4B for secondary text, #5C09D0 as an accent and #2D7808 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ABCC0D and #0DCC2D stays calm, while #8D0DCC is the loudest partner.

What is #4ccc0d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(63%, 0%, 94%, 20%). 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 #4ccc0d warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #92CC0D; nudged cooler, #0BCE12.

Work with #4ccc0d in the Color Lab