#478B24#478B24
#478B24 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.152 H 137.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478B24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 139, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 74.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, -40.20, 45.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 60.94, 131.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.07% -0.1114 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.07% 0.152 137.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1492, 19.9314, 4.8757) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.72
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 4.63
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.76
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.76
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478B24 #68248B
analogous
#7B8B24 #478B24 #248B35
triadic
#478B24 #24478B #8B2447
tetradic
#478B24 #247B8B #68248B #8B3524
square
#478B24 #247B8B #68248B #8B3524
split-complementary
#478B24 #35248B #8B247B
monochromatic
#152A0B #2E5A17 #478B24 #60BC31 #81D356
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#478B24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#478B24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478B24
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478B24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478B24 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907F12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87792E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#438677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478b24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.152 137.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ad66',
500: '#478b24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478b24; $custom-light: #81ad66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478b24",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 139,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.612,
"s": 58.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57073,
"c": 0.15202,
"h": 137.1
},
"luminance": 0.19932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478B24
secondary
#9553B7
accent
#46E2AD
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A