#4E842B

Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(55.6% 0.134 135.3), rgb(78, 132, 43).

Black text reads best on this color (4.65:1).

About this color

#4E842B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.134 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sap Green (#5C8B15), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.65:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.134)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Sap Green (#5C8B15)
Black text	4.65:1
White text	4.50:1

Values

HEX	#4E842B
RGB	rgb(78, 132, 43)
HSL	hsl(96, 51%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.134 135.3)

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 #4E842B	4.50:1	AA	Lc -76.6	Fine for body text
Black text on #4E842B	4.65:1	AA	Lc 33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4E842B text on white	4.50:1	AA	Lc 71.1	Content text, not long reading
#4E842B text on black	4.65:1	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EDE1

oklch(93.7% 0.018 134.9)
Step 200
200

#D0DFC9

oklch(88.6% 0.034 135.5)
Step 300
300

#B0CAA3

oklch(80.9% 0.061 135.2)
Step 400
400

#86AE71

oklch(70.6% 0.096 135.3)
Step 500
500

#679A4A

oklch(63.1% 0.124 135.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4E842B

oklch(55.6% 0.134 135.3)
Step 700
700

#3F701D

oklch(49.2% 0.125 135.2)
Step 800
800

#345B1B

oklch(42.7% 0.103 135.4)
Step 900
900

#2E4B1C

oklch(37.8% 0.081 135)
Step 950
950

#1B2C11

oklch(27% 0.052 135.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E842B 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)	#89791F	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#817532	0.081
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4D7F72	0.097
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.135