#4E9D40#4E9D40
#4E9D40 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.151 H 140.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 157, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 59%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 59.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.13, -42.76, 40.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.13, 58.94, 136.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.47% -0.1169 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.47% 0.151 140.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1236, 26.1026, 9.0382) |
| Luminance | 0.2610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.08
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.13
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.93
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.41
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.46
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9D40 #8F409D
analogous
#7C9D40 #4E9D40 #409D60
triadic
#4E9D40 #404E9D #9D404E
tetradic
#4E9D40 #407C9D #8F409D #9D6040
square
#4E9D40 #407C9D #8F409D #9D6040
split-complementary
#4E9D40 #60409D #9D407C
monochromatic
#23461D #38722E #4E9D40 #6CBD5D #93CF89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#4E9D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#4E9D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9D40
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9D40 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968947
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469889
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 157, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.151 140.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ba78',
500: '#4e9d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9d40; $custom-light: #86ba78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 157,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 110.968,
"s": 42.081,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62469,
"c": 0.15103,
"h": 140.7
},
"luminance": 0.26104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9D40
secondary
#B17FB9
accent
#56D2BF
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1209
muted
#7D817B