Palettes / Colors / #A4E479

#A4E479 — Light Green

#A4E479 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

#A4E479 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 #B878E3; it also sits naturally between #D8E378 and #78E382. 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 64% · Green 89% · Blue 47%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #A4E479

.text { color: #A4E479; }
.background { background-color: #A4E479; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4E479; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 228, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 66%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4E479; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 228, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4E479; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 228, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4E479">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4E479">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B878E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4E479: #000000.

How #A4E479 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 #A4E479

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4E478  ·  #A4E47A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4E479?

#A4E479 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 164, 228, 121). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4E479?

#A4E479 is RGB 164, 228, 121 — HSL 96°, 66%, 68% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 47%, 11%.

What colors go with #A4E479?

Its complement is #B878E3; analogous partners are #D8E378 and #78E382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4E479 for text?

Black text on #A4E479 has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.