#4E8A1D

Closest named color: Sap Green (#5C8B15). oklch(57.1% 0.151 134.6), rgb(78, 138, 29).

Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).

About this color

#4E8A1D is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.151 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 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	vivid (0.151)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Sap Green (#5C8B15)
Black text	4.97:1
White text	4.21:1

Values

HEX	#4E8A1D
RGB	rgb(78, 138, 29)
HSL	hsl(93, 65%, 33%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.1% 0.151 134.6)

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 #4E8A1D	4.21:1	AA large text	Lc -74.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E8A1D	4.97:1	AA	Lc 35.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4E8A1D text on white	4.21:1	AA large text	Lc 68.9	Content text, not long reading
#4E8A1D text on black	4.97:1	AA	Lc -32.8	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

#E4EDE0

oklch(93.6% 0.02 135.8)
Step 200
200

#CFDFC6

oklch(88.5% 0.038 134.1)
Step 300
300

#AECB9F

oklch(80.9% 0.068 135)
Step 400
400

#83B069

oklch(70.7% 0.11 134.8)
Step 500
500

#649B3E

oklch(63% 0.138 134.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4E8A1D

oklch(57.1% 0.151 134.6)
Step 700
700

#3B7104

oklch(49.2% 0.14 134.5)
Step 800
800

#315C0B

oklch(42.7% 0.117 134.5)
Step 900
900

#2B4C14

oklch(37.8% 0.092 134.9)
Step 950
950

#1A2C0D

oklch(26.9% 0.057 134)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E8A1D 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)	#8F7E01	0.089
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#877929	0.091
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4D8476	0.112
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.152