#4EC159#4EC159
#4EC159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.178 H 145.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 193, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 53.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.81, -53.78, 42.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.81, 68.49, 141.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.1457 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.178 145.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0136, 40.4787, 15.9969) |
| Luminance | 0.4048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.09
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.56
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.57
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.80
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC159 #C14EB6
analogous
#7CC14E #4EC159 #4EC192
triadic
#4EC159 #594EC1 #C1594E
tetradic
#4EC159 #4E7CC1 #C14EB6 #C1924E
square
#4EC159 #4E7CC1 #C14EB6 #C1924E
split-complementary
#4EC159 #924EC1 #C14E7C
monochromatic
#276E2D #369B40 #4EC159 #7BD184 #A9E1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#4EC159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#4EC159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC159
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC159 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B14F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36BCAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 193, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.178 145.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd58a',
500: '#4ec159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec159; $custom-light: #8bd58a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec159",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 193,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 125.739,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72164,
"c": 0.17754,
"h": 145.1
},
"luminance": 0.40481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC159
secondary
#CE9DC9
accent
#50CBD8
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7E837D