#4F7E00
Closest named color: Dark Grass Green (#388004). oklch(53.8% 0.147 130.8), rgb(79, 126, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.86:1).
About this color
#4F7E00 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Grass Green (#388004), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.86:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (54%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Grass Green (#388004) |
| Black text | 4.31:1 |
| White text | 4.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F7E00 |
| RGB | rgb(79, 126, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 100%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.8% 0.147 130.8) |
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 #4F7E00 | 4.86:1 | AA | Lc -78.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4F7E00 | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4F7E00 text on white | 4.86:1 | AA | Lc 73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4F7E00 text on black | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDE0
oklch(93.6% 0.019 133.1)
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Step 200
200
#D1DEC6
oklch(88.4% 0.035 130.5)
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Step 300
300
#B2CA9D
oklch(80.9% 0.067 130.7)
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Step 400
400
#8AAE67
oklch(70.7% 0.105 130.6)
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Step 500
500
#6C993A
oklch(63% 0.135 130.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#4F7E00
oklch(53.8% 0.147 130.8)
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Step 700
700
#456F00
oklch(49.2% 0.134 130.8)
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Step 800
800
#385B06
oklch(42.8% 0.113 131.1)
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Step 900
900
#314B12
oklch(37.9% 0.088 130.8)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C0C
oklch(27.1% 0.056 130.5)
#4F7E00 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) | #847300 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7E7016 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #51786A | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #717171 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F7E00
#4F7E00
oklch(53.8% 0.147 130.8)
- #8951AC
#8951AC
oklch(53.8% 0.147 310.8)
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 #4F7E00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Grass Green #388004 ΔE 0.022
- Tree Green #2A7E19 ΔE 0.032
- Olive Green #677A04 ΔE 0.032
- Murky Green #6C7A0E ΔE 0.040
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.043
- Forest Green #228B22 ΔE 0.045
- Green #008000 ΔE 0.048
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.050
Use #4F7E00 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.