#4CA42A#4CA42A
#4CA42A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.177 H 138.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA42A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 164, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.7%, 0%, 74.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.12, -48.19, 52.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.12, 70.92, 132.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.02% -0.133 0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.02% 0.177 138.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6732, 28.2533, 6.7649) |
| Luminance | 0.2826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.46
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.02
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.37
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.45
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.66
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA42A #822AA4
analogous
#89A42A #4CA42A #2AA445
triadic
#4CA42A #2A4CA4 #A42A4C
tetradic
#4CA42A #2A89A4 #822AA4 #A4452A
square
#4CA42A #2A89A4 #822AA4 #A4452A
split-complementary
#4CA42A #452AA4 #A42A89
monochromatic
#1F4311 #35731E #4CA42A #66CD3E #8CDA6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#4CA42A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#4CA42A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA42A
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA42A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA42A | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.65 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#449E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca42a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 164, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.177 138.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c06c',
500: '#4ca42a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca42a; $custom-light: #87c06c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca42a",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 164,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 103.279,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64018,
"c": 0.17722,
"h": 138.6
},
"luminance": 0.28255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA42A
secondary
#A869C1
accent
#45E2B7
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0C1207
muted
#7D817A