#4ae42e Color Information

#4ae42e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4ae42e. In RGB, it consists of 29.0% Red, 89.4% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 67.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 79.8% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 110.8°, with saturation of 77.1% and lightness of 53.7%. The decimal value for #4ae42e is 4908078, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4ae42e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#4ae42e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color74, 228, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color29.0%, 89.4%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.710, 0.106, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.675, 0, 0.798, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color110.8°, 77.1%, 53.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color110.8°, 79.8%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.061, 57.140, 11.977 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color46, 228, 200 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4908078 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.258, -70.508, 70.135 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.258, 99.450, 135.152 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.258, -66.140, 91.990 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.591, -58.938, 43.520 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.310, 0.570, 57.140 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283098158 / 0xff4ae42e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #4ae42e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4ae42e, its pure hue is 110.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 53.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4ae42e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #091d06 to #41c828.

Tints of #4ae42e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4ae42e, its pure hue is 110.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 53.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4ae42e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #61e748 to #e8fce5.

Tones of #4ae42e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4ae42e, its pure hue is 110.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4ae42e, which range from #898989 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #37ff13 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4ae42e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4ae42e! For #4ae42e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4ae42e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4ae42e

This color, #4ae42e, consists of 29.0% Red, 89.4% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 74, Green = 228, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4ae42e is 67.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 79.8% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R29.0%
C67.5%
G89.4%
M0.0%
B18.0%
Y79.8%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 74 228 46
Octal 112 344 56
Hexa #4a #e4 #2e
Binary 01001010 11100100 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 67 0 79 10
Octal 103 0 117 12
Hexa #43 #00 #4f #0a
Binary 01000011 00000000 01001111 00001010

Analogous Colors of #4ae42e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4ae42e — which has hue 110.8° — its analogous colors are located at 80.8° and 140.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ae42e.

Triadic Colors of #4ae42e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4ae42e — which has hue 110.8° — its triadic colors are located at 110.8° and 350.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ae42e.

Complementary Color of #4ae42e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4ae42e — which has hue 110.8° — its complementary color is located at 290.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ae42e.

Split Complementary Colors of #4ae42e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4ae42e — which has hue 110.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 110.8° and 320.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ae42e.

Tetradic Colors of #4ae42e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4ae42e — which has hue 110.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 20.8°, 110.8°, 200.8°, and 290.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4ae42e.

Monochromatic Colors of #4ae42e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4ae42e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2b811b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a0f890 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4ae42e

We want to make getting started with #4ae42e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4ae42e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4ae42e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4ae42e with other HTML elements.

#4ae42e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4ae42e.
<span style="color: #4ae42e;">The color of this text is #4ae42e.</span>

#4ae42e Background Color

The background color for this text is #4ae42e.
<div style="background-color: #4ae42e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4ae42e.</div>

#4ae42e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4ae42e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4ae42e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4ae42e.</span>

#4ae42e Border Color

This is a div with border color #4ae42e.
<div style="border: #4ae42e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4ae42e.</div>

#4ae42e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4ae42e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4ae42e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4ae42e on a white background.</div></div>

#4ae42e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4ae42e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4ae42e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4ae42e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4ae42e to White

This is a gradient from #4ae42e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4ae42e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4ae42e to white.</div>

Gradient from #4ae42e to Black

This is a gradient from #4ae42e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4ae42e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4ae42e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4ae42e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4ae42e

In addition to using #4ae42e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4ae42e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4ae42e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 74, Green = 228, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4ae42e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4ae42e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(74, 228, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4ae42e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4ae42e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4ae42e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(74, 228, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4ae42e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:74, green:228, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:74 green:228 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(74f, 228f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(74, 228, 46);
 

#4ae42e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4ae42e the same way. For those with color blindness, #4ae42e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4ae42e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4ae42e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4ae42e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4ae42e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4ae42e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text