#4E8B28#4E8B28
#4E8B28 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.146 H 135.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8B28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 139, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 0%, 71.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.10, -37.55, 44.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.10, 58.36, 130.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.45% -0.1045 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.45% 0.146 135.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7572, 20.2374, 5.2411) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.80
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.91
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.09
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.33
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8B28 #65288B
analogous
#7F8B28 #4E8B28 #288B34
triadic
#4E8B28 #284E8B #8B284E
tetradic
#4E8B28 #287F8B #65288B #8B3428
square
#4E8B28 #287F8B #65288B #8B3428
split-complementary
#4E8B28 #34288B #8B287F
monochromatic
#192C0D #335B1A #4E8B28 #69BB36 #89D05D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#4E8B28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#4E8B28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8B28
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8B28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8B28 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C8677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8b28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 139, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.146 135.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ad68',
500: '#4e8b28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8b28; $custom-light: #85ad68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8b28",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 139,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.97,
"s": 55.307,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57452,
"c": 0.14564,
"h": 135.8
},
"luminance": 0.20238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8B28
secondary
#9259B6
accent
#49DFA5
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A