#4E8042#4E8042

#4E8042 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.106 H 139.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8042
RGB	rgb(78, 128, 66)
HSL	hsl(108, 32%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(108, 48%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 0%, 48.4%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.82, -29.67, 28.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.82, 41.04, 136.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% -0.0812 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.106 139.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8440, 17.4508, 7.8975)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8042 #744280

analogous

#6D8042 #4E8042 #428055

triadic

#4E8042 #424E80 #80424E

tetradic

#4E8042 #426D80 #744280 #805542

square

#4E8042 #426D80 #744280 #805542

split-complementary

#4E8042 #554280 #80426D

monochromatic

#1D2F18 #35582D #4E8042 #67A857 #8BBD7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#4E8042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#4E8042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E8042

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E8042	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83773D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7246

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 128, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.106 139.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82a577',
    500: '#4e8042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8042;
$custom-light: #82a577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 108.387,
    "s": 31.959,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54863,
    "c": 0.10641,
    "h": 139.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8042

secondary

#9E76A8

accent

#60C8B4

background

#F8FAF7

surface

#EFF4ED

border

#CACEC8

text

#0B0F09

muted

#7C7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8042

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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