#4E8A62#4E8A62
#4E8A62 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.088 H 153.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8A62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 138, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 28%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 43%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 0%, 29%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.59, -28.91, 15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.59, 32.79, 151.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.12% -0.0791 0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.12% 0.088 153.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4340, 20.6775, 14.7835) |
| Luminance | 0.2068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 4.05
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 4.45
Slate Green
#658D6D
ΔE00 4.61
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.49
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8A62 #8A4E76
analogous
#588A4E #4E8A62 #4E8A80
triadic
#4E8A62 #624E8A #8A624E
tetradic
#4E8A62 #4E588A #8A4E76 #8A804E
square
#4E8A62 #4E588A #8A4E76 #8A804E
split-complementary
#4E8A62 #804E8A #8A4E58
monochromatic
#223C2A #386346 #4E8A62 #6AAB80 #91C1A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#4E8A62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#4E8A62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8A62
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8A62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8A62 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817B64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42897F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8a62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 138, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.088 153.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ac8e',
500: '#4e8a62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8a62; $custom-light: #83ac8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8a62",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 138,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58116,
"c": 0.08835,
"h": 153.6
},
"luminance": 0.20679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8A62
secondary
#AE86A0
accent
#64A4C4
background
#F8FAF8
surface
#EFF4F0
border
#CACECB
text
#0B100C
muted
#7C7F7D