#448D56

Closest named color: Light Forest Green (#4F9153). oklch(58.2% 0.112 149.8), rgb(68, 141, 86).

Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).

About this color

#448D56 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.112 and its hue 150°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Forest Green (#4F9153), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.112)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Forest Green (#4F9153)
Black text	5.19:1
White text	4.04:1

Values

HEX	#448D56
RGB	rgb(68, 141, 86)
HSL	hsl(135, 35%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.2% 0.112 149.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #448D56	4.04:1	AA large text	Lc -73.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #448D56	5.19:1	AA	Lc 36.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#448D56 text on white	4.04:1	AA large text	Lc 67.5	Content text, not long reading
#448D56 text on black	5.19:1	AA	Lc -34.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F3

oklch(97.1% 0.007 151.9)
Step 100
100

#E3EDE5

oklch(93.6% 0.015 151.8)
Step 200
200

#CDDFD0

oklch(88.6% 0.028 150.4)
Step 300
300

#ABCAB0

oklch(80.9% 0.049 149.8)
Step 400
400

#7CAF86

oklch(70.7% 0.08 150)
Step 500
500

#599B68

oklch(63.1% 0.102 150)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#448D56

oklch(58.2% 0.112 149.8)
Step 700
700

#2D713F

oklch(49.2% 0.105 149.6)
Step 800
800

#275C35

oklch(42.8% 0.086 150)
Step 900
900

#254B2E

oklch(37.6% 0.066 149.9)
Step 950
950

#162C1B

oklch(26.9% 0.042 150.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#448D56 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8E8352	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#847B59	0.092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#358B7F	0.061
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7E7E7E	0.112