#4ADE80 color
The swatch above shows #4ADE80 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#4ADE80 is a medium, vivid green, closest to the CSS named color mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: green-400. That means you can write bg-green-400 or text-green-400 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #4ADE80 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 222, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 69%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 42%, 13%) |
| Decimal | 4906624 |
| CSS | color: #4ADE80; |
| Android | 0xFF4ADE80 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.871, blue: 0.502, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #4ADE80 | 1.74:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #4ADE80 | 12.05:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #4ADE80
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #4ADE80 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #4ADE80
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #4ADE80 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #4ADE80; background-color: #4ADE80; }
.element { color: rgb(74 222 128); }
.element { color: hsl(142 69% 58%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-green-400 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #4ADE80;Frequently asked questions
What color is #4ADE80?
#4ADE80 is a medium, vivid green. Its hue sits at 142° on the color wheel, with 69% saturation and 58% lightness.
What is #4ADE80 in RGB?
#4ADE80 converts to rgb(74, 222, 128) — 74 red, 222 green and 128 blue.
What is #4ADE80 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 42%, 13%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #4ADE80 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (12.05:1 versus 1.74:1).
What is the complementary color of #4ADE80?
#DE4AA8 — the hue directly opposite #4ADE80 on the color wheel.