#4E816A
Closest named color: Dark Sage (#598556). oklch(56% 0.066 163.9), rgb(78, 129, 106).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#4E816A is a medium-dark, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 164°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sage (#598556), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Sage (#598556) |
| Black text | 4.67:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E816A |
| RGB | rgb(78, 129, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 25%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.066 163.9) |
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 #4E816A | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4E816A | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4E816A text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4E816A text on black | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -30.6 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E5ECE8
oklch(93.7% 0.009 161.3)
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Step 200
200
#D0DDD6
oklch(88.6% 0.017 162.7)
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Step 300
300
#B0C7BB
oklch(80.9% 0.03 163)
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Step 400
400
#86AA99
oklch(70.6% 0.046 164.7)
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Step 500
500
#679580
oklch(63% 0.059 164.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#4E816A
oklch(56% 0.066 163.9)
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Step 700
700
#3D6C57
oklch(49.1% 0.062 163.7)
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Step 800
800
#335847
oklch(42.7% 0.052 163.4)
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Step 900
900
#2D483C
oklch(37.6% 0.039 164.8)
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Step 950
950
#1B2A23
oklch(26.9% 0.024 164.2)
#4E816A 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) | #7F7A69 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #77746B | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #41817A | 0.026 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E816A
#4E816A
oklch(56% 0.066 163.9)
- #91657E
#91657E
oklch(56.1% 0.066 344.4)
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 #4E816A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Sage #598556 ΔE 0.036
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.047
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.050
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.052
- Sea Green #2E8B57 ΔE 0.055
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.056
- Viridian #1E9167 ΔE 0.057
- Military Green #667C3E ΔE 0.057
Use #4E816A 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.