#4E9B40#4E9B40
#4E9B40 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.148 H 140.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 155, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 59%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 58.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.49, -41.93, 39.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.49, 57.83, 136.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.94% -0.1147 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.94% 0.148 140.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7880, 25.4314, 8.9263) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.26
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.71
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.93
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.70
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.92
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9B40 #8D409B
analogous
#7C9B40 #4E9B40 #409B5F
triadic
#4E9B40 #404E9B #9B404E
tetradic
#4E9B40 #407C9B #8D409B #9B5F40
square
#4E9B40 #407C9B #8D409B #9B5F40
split-complementary
#4E9B40 #5F409B #9B407C
monochromatic
#22441C #38702E #4E9B40 #6BBC5C #92CE88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#4E9B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#4E9B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9B40
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9B40 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8E37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958747
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469687
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 155, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.148 140.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b978',
500: '#4e9b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9b40; $custom-light: #86b978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 155,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 110.769,
"s": 41.553,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61943,
"c": 0.14827,
"h": 140.7
},
"luminance": 0.25433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9B40
secondary
#AF7EB8
accent
#56D1BE
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1109
muted
#7D807B