#4A9532
Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(60% 0.154 139), rgb(74, 149, 50).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#4A9532 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 139°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Sap Green (#5C8B15) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4A9532 |
| RGB | rgb(74, 149, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 50%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.154 139) |
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 #4A9532 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4A9532 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4A9532 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4A9532 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEE0
oklch(93.7% 0.022 139)
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Step 200
200
#CCE0C6
oklch(88.5% 0.041 138.5)
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Step 300
300
#A8CD9E
oklch(80.9% 0.076 139.1)
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Step 400
400
#79B368
oklch(70.8% 0.121 138.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4A9532
oklch(60% 0.154 139)
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Step 600
600
#358912
oklch(55.7% 0.167 139)
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Step 700
700
#277400
oklch(49.2% 0.155 139)
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Step 800
800
#225E09
oklch(42.6% 0.128 139)
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Step 900
900
#224E13
oklch(37.9% 0.101 138.9)
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Step 950
950
#152E0D
oklch(27.2% 0.064 138.8)
#4A9532 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) | #998825 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F823A | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #449081 | 0.106 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4A9532
#4A9532
oklch(60% 0.154 139)
- #A75EBA
#A75EBA
oklch(60.1% 0.154 319.1)
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 #4A9532, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.030
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.033
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.034
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.036
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.036
- Kelley Green #009337 ΔE 0.036
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.036
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.038
Use #4A9532 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.