#4E9B1D#4E9B1D
#4E9B1D is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.172 H 136.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 155, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 81.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.22, -44.90, 53.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.22, 69.91, 129.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.63% -0.125 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.63% 0.172 136.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0846, 25.1501, 5.2217) |
| Luminance | 0.2515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.63
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.68
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.14
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 5.17
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 5.36
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9B1D #6A1D9B
analogous
#8D9B1D #4E9B1D #1D9B2B
triadic
#4E9B1D #1D4E9B #9B1D4E
tetradic
#4E9B1D #1D8D9B #6A1D9B #9B2B1D
square
#4E9B1D #1D8D9B #6A1D9B #9B2B1D
split-complementary
#4E9B1D #2B1D9B #9B1D8D
monochromatic
#1A340A #346713 #4E9B1D #68CF27 #8ADF53
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#4E9B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#4E9B1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9B1D
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9B1D | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18D00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97872C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A9584
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 155, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.172 136.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b965',
500: '#4e9b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9b1d; $custom-light: #87b965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 155,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.667,
"s": 68.478,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61632,
"c": 0.17226,
"h": 136.5
},
"luminance": 0.25151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9B1D
secondary
#9652C2
accent
#3CEBA7
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1106
muted
#7D807A