#279E4F#279E4F
#279E4F is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.155 H 149.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279E4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 158, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 50%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.51, -49.85, 32.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.51, 59.28, 147.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.69% -0.134 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.69% 0.155 149.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4737, 25.4479, 11.5448) |
| Luminance | 0.2545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 1.58
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.63
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.73
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 5.65
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 5.69
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279E4F #9E2776
analogous
#3A9E27 #279E4F #279E8A
triadic
#279E4F #4F279E #9E4F27
tetradic
#279E4F #273A9E #9E2776 #9E8A27
square
#279E4F #273A9E #9E2776 #9E8A27
split-complementary
#279E4F #8A279E #9E273A
monochromatic
#0F3C1E #1B6D36 #279E4F #35CD68 #66D98D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#279E4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#279E4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279E4F
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279E4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279E4F | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918655
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279e4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.155 149.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bc82',
500: '#279e4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279e4f; $custom-light: #74bc82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279e4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 158,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.168,
"s": 60.406,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61694,
"c": 0.15507,
"h": 149.8
},
"luminance": 0.2545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279E4F
secondary
#BF62A0
accent
#44AEE4
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EEF6EF
border
#C9D0CA
text
#09120A
muted
#7B817C