#4E8A27#4E8A27
#4E8A27 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.145 H 135.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8A27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 138, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 0%, 71.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, -37.20, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 58.18, 129.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% -0.1036 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.145 135.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5963, 19.9424, 5.1046) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.73
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.87
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.10
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.47
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8A27 #63278A
analogous
#7F8A27 #4E8A27 #278A32
triadic
#4E8A27 #274E8A #8A274E
tetradic
#4E8A27 #277F8A #63278A #8A3227
square
#4E8A27 #277F8A #63278A #8A3227
split-complementary
#4E8A27 #32278A #8A277F
monochromatic
#182B0C #335A1A #4E8A27 #69BA34 #89D15B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#4E8A27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#4E8A27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8A27
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8A27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8A27 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C8576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8a27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.145 135.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ac67',
500: '#4e8a27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8a27; $custom-light: #85ac67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8a27",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 138,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.364,
"s": 55.932,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57177,
"c": 0.14501,
"h": 135.6
},
"luminance": 0.19943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8A27
secondary
#9057B6
accent
#49DFA4
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A