#4E9542#4E9542
#4E9542 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.138 H 140.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 149, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 39%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 56%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 0%, 55.7%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, -39.15, 36.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 53.60, 136.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.39% -0.107 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.39% 0.138 140.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8721, 23.5069, 8.9068) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 3.05
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.05
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 4.20
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.58
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 5.26
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9542 #894295
analogous
#789542 #4E9542 #42955F
triadic
#4E9542 #424E95 #95424E
tetradic
#4E9542 #427895 #894295 #955F42
square
#4E9542 #427895 #894295 #955F42
split-complementary
#4E9542 #5F4295 #954278
monochromatic
#22401C #386B2F #4E9542 #6AB75D #91CA87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#4E9542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#4E9542 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9542
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9542 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99893A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#479182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 149, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.138 140.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b579',
500: '#4e9542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9542; $custom-light: #85b579; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9542",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 149,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 111.325,
"s": 38.605,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6039,
"c": 0.13801,
"h": 140.9
},
"luminance": 0.23508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9542
secondary
#AD7EB5
accent
#59CFBE
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0B1109
muted
#7C807B