#4F950F
Closest named color: Grass Green (#3F9B0B). oklch(60% 0.17 135), rgb(79, 149, 15).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#4F950F is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grass Green (#3F9B0B), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grass Green (#3F9B0B) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F950F |
| RGB | rgb(79, 149, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 82%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.17 135) |
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 #4F950F | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4F950F | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4F950F text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4F950F text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#E3EEDE
oklch(93.6% 0.024 135.7)
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Step 200
200
#CCE0C2
oklch(88.4% 0.046 135.1)
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Step 300
300
#AACD97
oklch(80.9% 0.083 134.8)
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Step 400
400
#7BB35B
oklch(70.7% 0.133 135.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4F950F
oklch(60% 0.17 135)
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Step 600
600
#458700
oklch(55.7% 0.163 134.9)
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Step 700
700
#397100
oklch(49.1% 0.143 134.9)
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Step 800
800
#2D5D00
oklch(42.7% 0.125 135.1)
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Step 900
900
#254D00
oklch(37.6% 0.109 134.8)
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Step 950
950
#162E05
oklch(27.1% 0.071 135)
#4F950F 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) | #9B8800 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928223 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4D8F7E | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F950F
#4F950F
oklch(60% 0.17 135)
- #A55BC5
#A55BC5
oklch(60% 0.17 314.7)
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 #4F950F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.021
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.023
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.031
- Irish Green #019529 ΔE 0.038
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.041
- True Green #089404 ΔE 0.041
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.041
Use #4F950F 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.