#4E8D2C#4E8D2C
#4E8D2C is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.145 H 136.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 141, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 0%, 68.8%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.79, -38.08, 43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.79, 57.97, 131.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.02% -0.1056 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.02% 0.145 136.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1210, 20.8505, 5.7156) |
| Luminance | 0.2085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 3.86
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.13
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.20
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.24
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.56
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8D2C #6B2C8D
analogous
#7F8D2C #4E8D2C #2C8D3B
triadic
#4E8D2C #2C4E8D #8D2C4E
tetradic
#4E8D2C #2C7F8D #6B2C8D #8D3B2C
square
#4E8D2C #2C7F8D #6B2C8D #8D3B2C
split-complementary
#4E8D2C #3B2C8D #8D2C7F
monochromatic
#1A300F #345E1D #4E8D2C #68BC3B #8ACF65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#4E8D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#4E8D2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8D2C
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8D2C | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92811F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B8879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 141, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.145 136.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85af6a',
500: '#4e8d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8d2c; $custom-light: #85af6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 141,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.969,
"s": 52.432,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5802,
"c": 0.14543,
"h": 136.5
},
"luminance": 0.20851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8D2C
secondary
#9760B5
accent
#4CDCA9
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A