#4CA42E#4CA42E
#4CA42E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.175 H 139.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA42E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 164, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.7%, 0%, 72%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.14, -47.89, 50.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.14, 69.64, 133.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% -0.1319 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.175 139) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7484, 28.2834, 7.1609) |
| Luminance | 0.2828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.91
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.17
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.23
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.65
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.68
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA42E #862EA4
analogous
#87A42E #4CA42E #2EA44B
triadic
#4CA42E #2E4CA4 #A42E4C
tetradic
#4CA42E #2E87A4 #862EA4 #A44B2E
square
#4CA42E #2E87A4 #862EA4 #A44B2E
split-complementary
#4CA42E #4B2EA4 #A42E87
monochromatic
#204413 #367421 #4CA42E #67CB45 #8ED874
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4CA42E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#4CA42E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA42E
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA42E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA42E | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9961A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#449E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca42e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 164, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.175 139.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c06e',
500: '#4ca42e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca42e; $custom-light: #87c06e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca42e",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 164,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.746,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64049,
"c": 0.17475,
"h": 139
},
"luminance": 0.28285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA42E
secondary
#AB6EC0
accent
#48DFB9
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0C1208
muted
#7D817B