#4C8200
Closest named color: Dark Grass Green (#388004). oklch(54.7% 0.153 132.4), rgb(76, 130, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#4C8200 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Grass Green (#388004), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (55%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Grass Green (#388004) |
| Black text | 4.50:1 |
| White text | 4.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4C8200 |
| RGB | rgb(76, 130, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 100%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.7% 0.153 132.4) |
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 #4C8200 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -77.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4C8200 | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc 32.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4C8200 text on white | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4C8200 text on black | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc -29.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#D0DFC5
oklch(88.5% 0.039 131.9)
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Step 300
300
#B0CB9D
oklch(81% 0.069 132.6)
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Step 400
400
#86AF66
oklch(70.6% 0.11 132.5)
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Step 500
500
#689B38
oklch(63.2% 0.141 132.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#4C8200
oklch(54.7% 0.153 132.4)
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Step 700
700
#417000
oklch(49.2% 0.137 132.3)
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Step 800
800
#345B02
oklch(42.5% 0.118 132.4)
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Step 900
900
#2E4B10
oklch(37.6% 0.092 132.2)
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Step 950
950
#1B2C0C
oklch(26.9% 0.058 132.6)
#4C8200 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) | #887700 | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #817317 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4D7C6E | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4C8200
#4C8200
oklch(54.7% 0.153 132.4)
- #8F51B0
#8F51B0
oklch(54.8% 0.154 312.5)
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 #4C8200, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Grass Green #388004 ΔE 0.021
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.034
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.035
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.035
- Olive Green #677A04 ΔE 0.039
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.044
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.046
- Murky Green #6C7A0E ΔE 0.047
Use #4C8200 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.