Palettes / Colors / #4E8902

#4E8902 — Deep Vivid Green

#4E8902 is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #4E8902 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E8902 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3C0288; it also sits naturally between #887F02 and #0B8802. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 54% · Blue 1%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4E8902

.text { color: #4E8902; }
.background { background-color: #4E8902; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E8902; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 137, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 97%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E8902; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 137, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E8902; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 137, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E8902">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E8902">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C0288:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E8902: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E8902

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4E8902 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E8902 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E8901  ·  #4E8903 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E8902?

#4E8902 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 78, 137, 2). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E8902?

#4E8902 is RGB 78, 137, 2 — HSL 86°, 97%, 27% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 99%, 46%.

What colors go with #4E8902?

Its complement is #3C0288; analogous partners are #887F02 and #0B8802. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E8902 for text?

Black text on #4E8902 has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.