Close to Kelly Green
#4EAE0C
#4EAE0C is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 68.2% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 96°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4EAE0C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4EAE0C as they’d see it.
#4EAE0C in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4EAE0C
What color is #4EAE0C?
#4EAE0C is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 68.2% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 96°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4EAE0C in RGB?
#4EAE0C is rgb(78, 174, 12): 78 red, 174 green, and 12 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4EAE0C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 0, 93, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4EAE0C?
PANTONE 361 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4EAE0C?
Its complement #C577F9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.