#4E9B56#4E9B56
#4E9B56 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.127 H 146.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9B56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 155, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 33%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 44.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.78, -38.87, 28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.78, 48.49, 143.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.27% -0.1055 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.27% 0.127 146) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5420, 25.7330, 12.8976) |
| Luminance | 0.2573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 3.38
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.42
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.37
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 5.04
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 5.29
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9B56 #9B4E93
analogous
#6C9B4E #4E9B56 #4E9B7C
triadic
#4E9B56 #564E9B #9B564E
tetradic
#4E9B56 #4E6C9B #9B4E93 #9B7C4E
square
#4E9B56 #4E6C9B #9B4E93 #9B7C4E
split-complementary
#4E9B56 #7C4E9B #9B4E6C
monochromatic
#254A29 #3A723F #4E9B56 #6FB777 #98CB9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#4E9B56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#4E9B56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9B56
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9B56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9B56 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8F51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92885A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42988A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9b56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 155, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.127 146.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85b986',
500: '#4e9b56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9b56; $custom-light: #85b986; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9b56",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 155,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.234,
"s": 33.047,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62274,
"c": 0.1273,
"h": 146
},
"luminance": 0.25734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9B56
secondary
#B88DB3
accent
#5FBEC9
background
#F8FBF8
surface
#F0F6EF
border
#CBD0CA
text
#0B110B
muted
#7C807C