#4E8B40#4E8B40
#4E8B40 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.125 H 139.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 139, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(109, 37%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(109, 54%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 0%, 54%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, -35.02, 33.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 48.63, 136.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.73% -0.0959 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.73% 0.125 139.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2994, 20.4543, 8.0968) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 1.15
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 3.81
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.99
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 5.44
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 6.03
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8B40 #7D408B
analogous
#748B40 #4E8B40 #408B58
triadic
#4E8B40 #404E8B #8B404E
tetradic
#4E8B40 #40748B #7D408B #8B5840
square
#4E8B40 #40748B #7D408B #8B5840
split-complementary
#4E8B40 #58408B #8B4074
monochromatic
#1F3719 #36612D #4E8B40 #68B257 #8DC581
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#4E8B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#4E8B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8B40
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8B40 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8039
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867B45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#49877A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 139, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.125 139.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84ad77',
500: '#4e8b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8b40; $custom-light: #84ad77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 139,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 108.8,
"s": 36.946,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57728,
"c": 0.1253,
"h": 139.9
},
"luminance": 0.20455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8B40
secondary
#A578AF
accent
#5BCDB8
background
#F8FAF7
surface
#EFF4ED
border
#CACEC8
text
#0B1009
muted
#7C7F7B