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#4e8800 color: Pesto Alla Genovese

#4e8800 is rgb(78, 136, 0) in RGB and oklch(56.451% 0.15901 132.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

56.5%
0.159
133°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #4e8800

#4e8800 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese (#558800). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #4e8800 mixed with white

  1. 4e8800
  2. 5f942f
  3. 70a04a
  4. 82ac62
  5. 93b879
  6. a4c48f
  7. b6cfa5
  8. c8dbbb
  9. dae7d2
  10. ecf3e8

Darker: #4e8800 mixed with black

  1. 4e8800
  2. 437500
  3. 386300
  4. 2d5200
  5. 234100
  6. 193100
  7. 0f2200
  8. 071300
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #4e8800 with less saturation

  1. 4e8800
  2. 53871f
  3. 57852f
  4. 5b833b
  5. 5f8245
  6. 63804f
  7. 677e57
  8. 6b7c5f
  9. 6f7a67
  10. 72786e

Questions about #4e8800

What color is #4e8800?

#4e8800 is bright lime. The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese. In RGB it is rgb(78, 136, 0), in HSL hsl(85.59, 100%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.451% 0.15901 132.892).

What colors go well with #4e8800?

The complementary color of #4e8800 is #9654b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #867800 and #008f5c. The triadic partners are #1c76cf and #c0445b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e8800?

White text reads better on #4e8800: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e8800 a warm or cool color?

#4e8800 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.159.