#4EB42A#4EB42A
#4EB42A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.195 H 139.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB42A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 180, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 76.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.30, -53.63, 57.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.30, 78.38, 133.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.31% -0.1477 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.31% 0.195 139.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8803, 34.4277, 7.7876) |
| Luminance | 0.3443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 1.77
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 2.46
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.72
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.33
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 3.43
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 3.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB42A #902AB4
analogous
#93B42A #4EB42A #2AB44B
triadic
#4EB42A #2A4EB4 #B42A4E
tetradic
#4EB42A #2A93B4 #902AB4 #B44B2A
square
#4EB42A #2A93B4 #902AB4 #B44B2A
split-complementary
#4EB42A #4B2AB4 #B42A93
monochromatic
#235113 #38821E #4EB42A #6CD447 #94E079
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4EB42A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#4EB42A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB42A
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB42A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB42A | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A407
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43AE9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb42a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.195 139.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bcb6e',
500: '#4eb42a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb42a; $custom-light: #8bcb6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb42a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 180,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.348,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68313,
"c": 0.19539,
"h": 139.1
},
"luminance": 0.34429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB42A
secondary
#B172C8
accent
#43E5BB
background
#F9FCF6
surface
#F1F9EC
border
#CBD2C7
text
#0D1308
muted
#7E827B