#4EA01E
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(63% 0.178 137), rgb(78, 160, 30).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.37:1).
About this color
#4EA01E is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 137°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.37:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.37:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4EA01E |
| RGB | rgb(78, 160, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 68%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.178 137) |
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 #4EA01E | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4EA01E | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc 44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4EA01E text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #4EA01E text on black | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEDE
oklch(93.6% 0.025 137.8)
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Step 200
200
#CBE1C2
oklch(88.5% 0.048 136.5)
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Step 300
300
#A6CE97
oklch(80.8% 0.087 137.3)
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Step 400
400
#75B45A
oklch(70.6% 0.139 137.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4EA01E
oklch(63% 0.178 137)
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Step 600
600
#3B8800
oklch(55.6% 0.169 137.1)
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Step 700
700
#317200
oklch(49% 0.148 136.9)
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Step 800
800
#275E00
oklch(42.7% 0.129 137)
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Step 900
900
#1F4E00
oklch(37.6% 0.114 137)
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Step 950
950
#132E05
oklch(27% 0.073 136.9)
#4EA01E 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) | #A69200 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8B2D | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #499A88 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4EA01E
#4EA01E
oklch(63% 0.178 137)
- #B360CF
#B360CF
oklch(62.9% 0.179 316.9)
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 #4EA01E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.020
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.022
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.032
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.034
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.039
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.039
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.040
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.051
Use #4EA01E 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.