#4B9D17#4B9D17
#4B9D17 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.179 H 136.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B9D17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 157, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 74%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.2%, 0%, 85.4%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.72, -46.89, 55.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.72, 72.76, 130.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62% -0.1305 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.179 136.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1128, 25.6705, 4.9690) |
| Luminance | 0.2567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.19
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.38
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.41
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.59
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.90
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B9D17 #69179D
analogous
#8E9D17 #4B9D17 #179D26
triadic
#4B9D17 #174B9D #9D174B
tetradic
#4B9D17 #178E9D #69179D #9D2617
square
#4B9D17 #178E9D #69179D #9D2617
split-complementary
#4B9D17 #26179D #9D178E
monochromatic
#183207 #32680F #4B9D17 #65D21F #86E44A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#4B9D17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#4B9D17 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B9D17
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B9D17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B9D17 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A38F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469785
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b9d17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 157, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.179 136.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bb63',
500: '#4b9d17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b9d17; $custom-light: #86bb63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b9d17",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 157,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.716,
"s": 74.444,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62004,
"c": 0.17862,
"h": 136.9
},
"luminance": 0.25672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B9D17
secondary
#964AC6
accent
#37F1A9
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A