#4D9E17#4D9E17
#4D9E17 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.179 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D9E17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 158, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 75%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 0%, 85.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.12, -46.67, 56.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.12, 72.92, 129.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.36% -0.13 0.1228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.36% 0.179 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4416, 26.0922, 5.0331) |
| Luminance | 0.2609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.44
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.72
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.06
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.19
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.55
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D9E17 #68179E
analogous
#909E17 #4D9E17 #179E24
triadic
#4D9E17 #174D9E #9E174D
tetradic
#4D9E17 #17909E #68179E #9E2417
square
#4D9E17 #17909E #68179E #9E2417
split-complementary
#4D9E17 #24179E #9E1790
monochromatic
#193307 #33690F #4D9E17 #67D31F #88E54B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#4D9E17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#4D9E17 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4D9E17
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D9E17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D9E17 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998929
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#489886
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d9e17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 158, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.179 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bb63',
500: '#4d9e17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d9e17; $custom-light: #88bb63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d9e17",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 158,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62356,
"c": 0.17883,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.26093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D9E17
secondary
#954AC6
accent
#37F1A7
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A