#4E9C42#4E9C42
#4E9C42 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.148 H 141.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 156, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(112, 41%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(112, 58%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 57.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.84, -42.11, 39.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.84, 57.57, 137.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.23% -0.1151 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.23% 0.148 141.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0130, 25.7888, 9.2871) |
| Luminance | 0.2579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 2.99
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.40
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.89
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.50
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.63
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9C42 #90429C
analogous
#7B9C42 #4E9C42 #429C63
triadic
#4E9C42 #424E9C #9C424E
tetradic
#4E9C42 #427B9C #90429C #9C6342
square
#4E9C42 #427B9C #90429C #9C6342
split-complementary
#4E9C42 #63429C #9C427B
monochromatic
#23461E #387130 #4E9C42 #6CBC60 #94CE8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#4E9C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#4E9C42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9C42
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9C42 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958849
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469788
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 156, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.148 141.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ba79',
500: '#4e9c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9c42; $custom-light: #86ba79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 156,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 112,
"s": 40.541,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62231,
"c": 0.1479,
"h": 141.1
},
"luminance": 0.2579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9C42
secondary
#B181B9
accent
#57D0C0
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1209
muted
#7D817B