#4E8C2D#4E8C2D
#4E8C2D is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.143 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 140, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 0%, 67.9%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.47, -37.56, 42.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.47, 57.05, 131.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% -0.1041 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.143 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9933, 20.5646, 5.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.2056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 3.67
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.05
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.25
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.35
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.52
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8C2D #6B2D8C
analogous
#7E8C2D #4E8C2D #2D8C3C
triadic
#4E8C2D #2D4E8C #8C2D4E
tetradic
#4E8C2D #2D7E8C #6B2D8C #8C3C2D
square
#4E8C2D #2D7E8C #6B2D8C #8C3C2D
split-complementary
#4E8C2D #3C2D8C #8C2D7E
monochromatic
#1A2F0F #345E1E #4E8C2D #68BA3C #8ACE66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#4E8C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#4E8C2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8C2D
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8C2D | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B8779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 140, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.143 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ae6b',
500: '#4e8c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8c2d; $custom-light: #85ae6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 140,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.158,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57764,
"c": 0.14334,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.20565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8C2D
secondary
#9760B4
accent
#4DDBAA
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A