#39AD48Matt Green (#39AD48) is a mid-tone, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 145°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.175. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #39AD48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 173, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 58%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.7 -53.1 41.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.661 0.175 145) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Matt Green shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4ea940 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#45ae45 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#39ad48 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#37ae4a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Matt Green in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.9:1 and against black 7.24:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#beffc0 · #7fdd85 · #39ad48 · #1b8f30 · #006619 · #003f0b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#2cd4b6 · #18c285 · #39ad48 · #619200 · #6f7600 · #6e5d00
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#67c3c5 · #39ad48 · #2c8a38 · #006568 · #004c10 · #002b2c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b0e9b1 · #a0bea0 · #39ad48 · #a245a8 · #305f33 · #1f3e21
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbecfb · #39ad48 · #6b7d6b · #4d444e · #0f2210 · #020003
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2b1d2b · #080109 · #39ad48
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dab4 · #9ab37f · #39ad48 · #ac2083 · #443c65 · #22060b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7c8e2 · #c196af · #39ad48 · #624eb9 · #364265 · #04120f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ecf2ff · #39ad48 · #4f73c9 · #8b0011 · #3f0003 · #000017
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f5ff · #39ad48 · #0081b5 · #730f79 · #311300 · #050007
#5BBB63 · #78C97D · #93D696 · #AEE4AF · #C8F1C8
#228F34 · #057320 · #005714 · #003B0A · #002203
#55A85B · #69A36C · #7A9D7B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.