#4E9C22#4E9C22
#4E9C22 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.171 H 137.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 156, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 78.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.57, -45.01, 52.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.57, 69.03, 130.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% -0.125 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.171 137) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3186, 25.5111, 5.6300) |
| Luminance | 0.2551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.84
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.93
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.10
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 5.06
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 5.14
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9C22 #70229C
analogous
#8B9C22 #4E9C22 #229C33
triadic
#4E9C22 #224E9C #9C224E
tetradic
#4E9C22 #228B9C #70229C #9C3322
square
#4E9C22 #228B9C #70229C #9C3322
split-complementary
#4E9C22 #33229C #9C228B
monochromatic
#1C380C #356A17 #4E9C22 #67CE2D #8BDC5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#4E9C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#4E9C22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9C22
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9C22 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18E02
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97882F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#499685
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 156, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.171 137.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87ba67',
500: '#4e9c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9c22; $custom-light: #87ba67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 156,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.361,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61927,
"c": 0.17097,
"h": 137
},
"luminance": 0.25512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9C22
secondary
#9B5AC0
accent
#41E7AB
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A