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#4cf41c

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime

RGB
76, 244, 28
HSL
107°, 91%, 53%
CMYK
69, 0, 89, 4
Luminance
0.6632

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4cf41c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4cf41c
Hue
107°
green
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
53%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6632
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.26:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 2.7
Where it sits
Hue107° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness53%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% 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#4cf41c
RGBrgb(76, 244, 28)
HSLhsl(107, 91%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 89%, 4%)
LABlab(85.2 -75.8 78.5)
LCHlch(85.2 109.1 134.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.847 0.269 140.6)
Decimal5043228
Display P3color(display-p3 0.298 0.957 0.110)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4cf41c;
background-color: #4cf41c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4cf41c] bg-[#4cf41c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4cf41c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.298, green: 0.957, blue: 0.110)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4cf41c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4CF41C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(28, 244, 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 #4cf41c · 14.26:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.26:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #4cf41c as text scores 1.47:1 on white and 14.26:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4cf41c on white: 1.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4cf41c on black: 14.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBDD00
deuteranopia · #E7D03F
tritanopia · #26ECD0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4cf41c 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.

#F4FDF2
#E9FBE5
#CFF9C3
#ABFA94
#80F75E
#4cf41c
#3DEA0B
#32C309
#289C08
#21700A
#144606
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF2Darkest = 950 · #144606
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E9FBE5;
  --brand-200: #CFF9C3;
  --brand-300: #ABFA94;
  --brand-400: #80F75E;
  --brand-500: #4cf41c;
  --brand-600: #3DEA0B;
  --brand-700: #32C309;
  --brand-800: #289C08;
  --brand-900: #21700A;
  --brand-950: #144606;
  --brand: #4cf41c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #4cf41c

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#CAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8E17F9
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#207A06
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #4cf41c

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#C41CF4
Analogous left#B8F41C
Analogous right#1CF458
Split-complement 1#581CF4
Split-complement 2#F41CB8
Triadic 1#1C4CF4
Triadic 2#F41C4C
Tetradic#1CB8F4

RGB percentages

Red29.8%
Green95.7%
Blue11.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow88.5%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#4cf41c text on a black background

contrast 14.26:1

Card sample

#4cf41c text on a white background

contrast 1.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4cf41c;
Background color
Panel with #4cf41c background
background-color: #4cf41c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4cf41c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(76, 244, 28, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(76, 244, 28, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4cf41c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cf41c, #1CF47C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4cf41c

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.

#4cf41c 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.

#4cf41c, answered

What color is #4cf41c?

#4cf41c is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 2.7). It sits at 107° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 53% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #4cf41c?

rgb(76, 244, 28) — 76 red, 244 green and 28 blue out of 255, or 29.8% / 95.7% / 11% by channel.

Is #4cf41c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6632 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 14.26:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4cf41c?

Black. It scores 14.26:1 against #4cf41c, versus 1.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4cf41c?

#C41CF4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #581CF4 and #F41CB8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4cf41c?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CAEDC0 for borders, #5C9B4B for secondary text, #8E17F9 as an accent and #207A06 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B8F41C and #1CF458 stays calm, while #C41CF4 is the loudest partner.

What is #4cf41c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(69%, 0%, 89%, 4%). 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 #4cf41c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #9BF41C; nudged cooler, #19F639.

Work with #4cf41c in the Color Lab