#279E4A#279E4A
#279E4A is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.160 H 148.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 158, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 53.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.44, -50.64, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.44, 61.30, 145.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.62% -0.1362 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.62% 0.16 148.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2985, 25.3778, 10.6221) |
| Luminance | 0.2538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 1.29
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.32
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 5.01
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 5.14
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 5.25
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279E4A #9E277B
analogous
#3F9E27 #279E4A #279E85
triadic
#279E4A #4A279E #9E4A27
tetradic
#279E4A #273F9E #9E277B #9E8527
square
#279E4A #273F9E #9E277B #9E8527
split-complementary
#279E4A #85279E #9E273F
monochromatic
#0F3C1C #1B6D33 #279E4A #35CD62 #66D988
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#279E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#279E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279E4A
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279E4A | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9043
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.160 148.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bc7e',
500: '#279e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279e4a; $custom-light: #74bc7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 158,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.647,
"s": 60.406,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61616,
"c": 0.15963,
"h": 148.6
},
"luminance": 0.25379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279E4A
secondary
#BF62A4
accent
#44B5E4
background
#F7FBF7
surface
#EEF6EE
border
#C9D0C9
text
#09120A
muted
#7B817C