Palettes / Colors / #4EAE09

#4EAE09 — Vivid Green

#4EAE09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #4EAE09 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4EAE09 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6A09AE; it also sits naturally between #A1AE09 and #09AE17. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 68% · Blue 4%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4EAE09

.text { color: #4EAE09; }
.background { background-color: #4EAE09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAE09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 174, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 90%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAE09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 174, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAE09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 174, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EAE09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EAE09">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A09AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAE09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAE09

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4EAE09 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4EAE09 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4EAE08  ·  #4EAE0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EAE09?

#4EAE09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 78, 174, 9). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAE09?

#4EAE09 is RGB 78, 174, 9 — HSL 95°, 90%, 36% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 95%, 32%.

What colors go with #4EAE09?

Its complement is #6A09AE; analogous partners are #A1AE09 and #09AE17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAE09 for text?

Black text on #4EAE09 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.