#4E886E

Closest named color: Slate Green (#658D6D). oklch(57.9% 0.074 163.6), rgb(78, 136, 110).

Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).

About this color

#4E886E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 164°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Slate Green (#658D6D), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.074)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Slate Green (#658D6D)
Black text	5.07:1
White text	4.14:1

Values

HEX	#4E886E
RGB	rgb(78, 136, 110)
HSL	hsl(153, 27%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.074 163.6)

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 #4E886E	4.14:1	AA large text	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E886E	5.07:1	AA	Lc 35.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4E886E text on white	4.14:1	AA large text	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#4E886E text on black	5.07:1	AA	Lc -33.3	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

#F3F6F4

oklch(97% 0.004 157.2)
Step 100
100

#E4ECE8

oklch(93.6% 0.01 164.9)
Step 200
200

#CFDDD6

oklch(88.5% 0.018 164.6)
Step 300
300

#AEC8BB

oklch(81% 0.033 164)
Step 400
400

#82AB98

oklch(70.6% 0.052 164.9)
Step 500
500

#62977E

oklch(63.2% 0.068 163.2)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4E886E

oklch(57.9% 0.074 163.6)
Step 700
700

#386D56

oklch(49.1% 0.069 163.8)
Step 800
800

#2F5946

oklch(42.7% 0.057 163.1)
Step 900
900

#2A493B

oklch(37.6% 0.044 163.9)
Step 950
950

#192B23

oklch(27% 0.028 164.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E886E 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)	#86816D	0.072
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7D7A70	0.070
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3E8881	0.030
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.075