#495E16#495E16

#495E16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.099 H 124.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E16
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(78, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(78, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, -19.45, 36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 41.37, 118.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% -0.0563 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.099 124.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.8952, 9.4797, 2.2254)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E16 #2B165E

analogous

#5E4F16 #495E16 #255E16

triadic

#495E16 #16495E #5E1649

tetradic

#495E16 #165E4F #2B165E #5E1625

square

#495E16 #165E4F #2B165E #5E1625

split-complementary

#495E16 #16255E #4F165E

monochromatic

#131906 #222C0A #495E16 #709022 #96C12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#495E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#495E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E16

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E16	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645709

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.099 124.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e8b59',
    500: '#495e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e16;
$custom-light: #7e8b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 77.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44935,
    "c": 0.09923,
    "h": 124.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E16

secondary

#553B95

accent

#43E572

background

#F7F8F5

surface

#EEF0E9

border

#C9CBC5

text

#0A0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E16

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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