#4C8248

Closest named color: Dark Sage (#598556). oklch(55.4% 0.104 142.6), rgb(76, 130, 72).

Black text reads best on this color (4.59:1).

About this color

#4C8248 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 143°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sage (#598556), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.59:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.104)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sage (#598556)
Black text	4.59:1
White text	4.57:1

Values

HEX	#4C8248
RGB	rgb(76, 130, 72)
HSL	hsl(116, 29%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.104 142.6)

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 #4C8248	4.57:1	AA	Lc -77.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #4C8248	4.59:1	AA	Lc 32.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4C8248 text on white	4.57:1	AA	Lc 71.6	Content text, not long reading
#4C8248 text on black	4.59:1	AA	Lc -30.1	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F3

oklch(97.2% 0.007 145.5)
Step 100
100

#E5ECE4

oklch(93.6% 0.013 141.8)
Step 200
200

#D0DECE

oklch(88.6% 0.026 141.8)
Step 300
300

#B0C9AD

oklch(80.9% 0.047 142.2)
Step 400
400

#86AD82

oklch(70.7% 0.075 142.4)
Step 500
500

#669862

oklch(63% 0.096 142.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4C8248

oklch(55.4% 0.104 142.6)
Step 700
700

#3D6E3A

oklch(49% 0.096 142.7)
Step 800
800

#335A30

oklch(42.7% 0.081 142.5)
Step 900
900

#2D4A2B

oklch(37.7% 0.062 142.8)
Step 950
950

#1B2B19

oklch(26.9% 0.039 141.8)

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#4C8248 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)	#857944	0.077
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7D744C	0.076
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#467F74	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#767676	0.105