#499C4E#499C4E
#499C4E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.139 H 144.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(124, 36%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(124, 53%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 0%, 50%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.79, -41.93, 33.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.79, 53.45, 141.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.19% -0.1138 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.19% 0.139 144.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0104, 25.7422, 11.3313) |
| Luminance | 0.2574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.10
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 4.13
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.30
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.31
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.94
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499C4E #9C4997
analogous
#6E9C49 #499C4E #499C77
triadic
#499C4E #4E499C #9C4E49
tetradic
#499C4E #496E9C #9C4997 #9C7749
square
#499C4E #496E9C #9C4997 #9C7749
split-complementary
#499C4E #77499C #9C496E
monochromatic
#224924 #357239 #499C4E #69B96E #93CC96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#499C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#499C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #499C4E
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499C4E | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938853
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C988A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.139 144.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ba81',
500: '#499c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499c4e; $custom-light: #83ba81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 123.614,
"s": 36.245,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62189,
"c": 0.13929,
"h": 144.8
},
"luminance": 0.25743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499C4E
secondary
#B888B6
accent
#5CC5CC
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#EFF6EE
border
#CAD0C9
text
#0B120A
muted
#7C817C