#4BAB41
Closest named color: Medium Green (#39AD48). oklch(66% 0.17 141.8), rgb(75, 171, 65).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.20:1).
About this color
#4BAB41 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Green (#39AD48), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.20:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Green (#39AD48) |
| Black text | 7.20:1 |
| White text | 2.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4BAB41 |
| RGB | rgb(75, 171, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(114, 45%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.17 141.8) |
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 #4BAB41 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4BAB41 | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc 48.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #4BAB41 text on white | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 55.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #4BAB41 text on black | 7.20:1 | AAA | Lc -46.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#F1F7F1
oklch(97% 0.01 145.5)
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Step 100
100
#E1EEDF
oklch(93.5% 0.024 141.5)
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Step 200
200
#C9E1C5
oklch(88.4% 0.046 141.2)
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Step 300
300
#A3CF9D
oklch(81% 0.083 141.7)
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Step 400
400
#6EB565
oklch(70.7% 0.133 141.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4BAB41
oklch(66% 0.17 141.8)
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Step 600
600
#148C02
oklch(55.7% 0.185 141.8)
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Step 700
700
#0E7600
oklch(49.2% 0.165 141.8)
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Step 800
800
#0A6101
oklch(42.8% 0.143 141.8)
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Step 900
900
#154F0F
oklch(37.6% 0.111 141.8)
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Step 950
950
#0F2F0B
oklch(27.2% 0.071 141.5)
#4BAB41 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) | #AF9C35 | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A3944A | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3EA694 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4BAB41
#4BAB41
oklch(66% 0.17 141.8)
- #C16ACF
#C16ACF
oklch(66% 0.17 321.9)
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 #4BAB41, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #4BAB41.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.012
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.015
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.019
- Dark Pastel Green #56AE57 ΔE 0.026
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.030
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.030
- Shamrock #01B44C ΔE 0.032
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.034
Use #4BAB41 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.