#4EB42E#4EB42E
#4EB42E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.193 H 139.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB42E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 180, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(106, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.32, -53.36, 55.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.32, 77.22, 133.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.34% -0.1468 0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.34% 0.193 139.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9555, 34.4578, 8.1837) |
| Luminance | 0.3446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 1.44
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 2.72
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.76
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 3.41
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.67
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB42E #942EB4
analogous
#91B42E #4EB42E #2EB451
triadic
#4EB42E #2E4EB4 #B42E4E
tetradic
#4EB42E #2E91B4 #942EB4 #B4512E
square
#4EB42E #2E91B4 #942EB4 #B4512E
split-complementary
#4EB42E #512EB4 #B42E91
monochromatic
#245315 #398322 #4EB42E #6DD24E #95DE7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4EB42E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#4EB42E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB42E
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB42E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB42E | 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)
#B9A413
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43AE9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb42e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.193 139.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acb70',
500: '#4eb42e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb42e; $custom-light: #8acb70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb42e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 180,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 105.672,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6834,
"c": 0.1932,
"h": 139.4
},
"luminance": 0.34459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB42E
secondary
#B477C7
accent
#45E2BD
background
#F9FCF7
surface
#F1F9ED
border
#CBD2C8
text
#0D1308
muted
#7E827B