#4E9940#4E9940
#4E9940 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.145 H 140.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 153, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 41%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 58%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 0%, 58.2%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.85, -41.09, 39.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.85, 56.71, 136.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% -0.1124 0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.145 140.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4579, 24.7712, 8.8163) |
| Luminance | 0.2477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.51
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.04
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.35
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.47
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 5.01
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9940 #8B4099
analogous
#7A9940 #4E9940 #40995F
triadic
#4E9940 #404E99 #99404E
tetradic
#4E9940 #407A99 #8B4099 #995F40
square
#4E9940 #407A99 #8B4099 #995F40
split-complementary
#4E9940 #5F4099 #99407A
monochromatic
#22431C #386E2E #4E9940 #6BBB5C #92CD87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#4E9940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#4E9940 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9940
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9940 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8C37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938647
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469485
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 153, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.145 140.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b878',
500: '#4e9940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9940; $custom-light: #86b878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9940",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 153,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 110.562,
"s": 41.014,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61416,
"c": 0.14549,
"h": 140.6
},
"luminance": 0.24772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9940
secondary
#AE7EB7
accent
#57D1BE
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1109
muted
#7D807B