#499D20
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(62% 0.176 137.9), rgb(73, 157, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#499D20 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #499D20 |
| RGB | rgb(73, 157, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 66%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.176 137.9) |
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 #499D20 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #499D20 | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #499D20 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #499D20 text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEDE
oklch(93.6% 0.025 137.8)
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Step 200
200
#CAE1C3
oklch(88.5% 0.047 138.4)
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Step 300
300
#A6CE98
oklch(80.9% 0.085 137.7)
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Step 400
400
#74B45C
oklch(70.6% 0.137 137.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#499D20
oklch(62% 0.176 137.9)
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Step 600
600
#378900
oklch(55.7% 0.172 137.9)
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Step 700
700
#2D7300
oklch(49.1% 0.151 137.9)
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Step 800
800
#245E00
oklch(42.6% 0.131 137.7)
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Step 900
900
#1D4F02
oklch(37.8% 0.115 138)
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Step 950
950
#122E06
oklch(26.9% 0.073 137.9)
#499D20 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) | #A28F00 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #97882E | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #429786 | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #499D20
#499D20
oklch(62% 0.176 137.9)
- #B05EC9
#B05EC9
oklch(62% 0.174 317.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #499D20, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.014
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.014
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.039
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.043
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.043
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.047
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.048
Use #499D20 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.