#4EA42C#4EA42C
#4EA42C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.175 H 138.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA42C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 0%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.20, -47.47, 51.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.20, 69.96, 132.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.11% -0.131 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.11% 0.175 138.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8714, 28.3512, 6.9657) |
| Luminance | 0.2835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.58
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.95
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.52
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.52
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.59
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA42C #822CA4
analogous
#8AA42C #4EA42C #2CA446
triadic
#4EA42C #2C4EA4 #A42C4E
tetradic
#4EA42C #2C8AA4 #822CA4 #A4462C
square
#4EA42C #2C8AA4 #822CA4 #A4462C
split-complementary
#4EA42C #462CA4 #A42C8A
monochromatic
#204312 #37741F #4EA42C #68CC41 #8FD971
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#4EA42C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#4EA42C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA42C
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA42C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA42C | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#479E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea42c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.175 138.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c06d',
500: '#4ea42c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea42c; $custom-light: #88c06d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea42c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 103,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64115,
"c": 0.17506,
"h": 138.4
},
"luminance": 0.28352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA42C
secondary
#A86BC0
accent
#47E1B5
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0C1207
muted
#7D817A