Palettes / Colors / #4EAF2A

#4EAF2A — Green

#4EAF2A is a green color we call 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 #4EAF2A 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.

#4EAF2A 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 #8D2BB1; it also sits naturally between #91B12B and #2BB14A. 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 69% · Blue 16%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EAF2A

.text { color: #4EAF2A; }
.background { background-color: #4EAF2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAF2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 175, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 61%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAF2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 175, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAF2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 175, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EAF2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EAF2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4EAF2A

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Tones of #4EAF2A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D2BB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAF2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAF2A

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 #4EAF2A 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 #4EAF2A 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EAF2A?

#4EAF2A is Green, a green color (RGB 78, 175, 42). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAF2A?

#4EAF2A is RGB 78, 175, 42 — HSL 104°, 61%, 43% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 76%, 31%.

What colors go with #4EAF2A?

Its complement is #8D2BB1; analogous partners are #91B12B and #2BB14A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAF2A for text?

Black text on #4EAF2A has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.