#4E9959#4E9959
#4E9959 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.121 H 147.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 153, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(129, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(129, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 0%, 41.8%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.19, -37.50, 26.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.19, 45.99, 144.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.81% -0.1018 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.81% 0.121 147.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3353, 25.1222, 13.4375) |
| Luminance | 0.2512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 2.69
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.23
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 4.32
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 5.29
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 5.64
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9959 #994E8E
analogous
#68994E #4E9959 #4E997E
triadic
#4E9959 #594E99 #99594E
tetradic
#4E9959 #4E6899 #994E8E #997E4E
square
#4E9959 #4E6899 #994E8E #997E4E
split-complementary
#4E9959 #7E4E99 #994E68
monochromatic
#25482A #397041 #4E9959 #6FB579 #97CA9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#4E9959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#4E9959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9959
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9959 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8E54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90865D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#419689
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 153, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.121 147.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b788',
500: '#4e9959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9959; $custom-light: #85b788; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9959",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 153,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.8,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61808,
"c": 0.12125,
"h": 147.1
},
"luminance": 0.25123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9959
secondary
#B78CB0
accent
#5FB9C9
background
#F8FBF8
surface
#F0F6F0
border
#CBD0CB
text
#0B110B
muted
#7C807C