#4E8A28#4E8A28
#4E8A28 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.144 H 135.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8A28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 138, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 71%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 0%, 71%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, -37.12, 44.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 57.82, 129.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% -0.1033 0.1008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.144 135.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6131, 19.9491, 5.1930) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.84
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.92
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.07
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.34
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8A28 #64288A
analogous
#7F8A28 #4E8A28 #288A33
triadic
#4E8A28 #284E8A #8A284E
tetradic
#4E8A28 #287F8A #64288A #8A3328
square
#4E8A28 #287F8A #64288A #8A3328
split-complementary
#4E8A28 #33288A #8A287F
monochromatic
#182B0C #335B1A #4E8A28 #69B936 #89D05D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#4E8A28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#4E8A28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8A28
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8A28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8A28 | 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)
#8F7F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C8576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8a28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.144 135.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ac68',
500: '#4e8a28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8a28; $custom-light: #85ac68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8a28",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 138,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.735,
"s": 55.056,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57185,
"c": 0.14431,
"h": 135.7
},
"luminance": 0.1995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8A28
secondary
#9159B5
accent
#49DEA5
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A