#496B16#496B16

#496B16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.117 H 129.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#496B16
RGBrgb(73, 107, 22)
HSLhsl(84, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(84, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(31.8%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LABlab(41.20, -26.06, 40.71)
CIE-LCHlch(41.20, 48.34, 122.63°)
OKLaboklab(48.43% -0.0744 0.0905)
OKLCHoklch(48.43% 0.117 129.4)
XYZxyz(8.1501, 11.9895, 2.6437)
Luminance0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#496B16 #38166B
analogous
#6B6216 #496B16 #1F6B16
triadic
#496B16 #16496B #6B1649
tetradic
#496B16 #166B62 #38166B #6B161F
square
#496B16 #166B62 #38166B #6B161F
split-complementary
#496B16 #161F6B #62166B
monochromatic
#111905 #26380C #496B16 #6C9E20 #8ED12B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18
#496B16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40
#496B16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B16
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##496B16#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##496B161.006.183.406.18
#FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00
#0000003.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#706304
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C601E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B665B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #496b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.117 129.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f955a',
    500: '#496b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #496b16;
$custom-light: #7f955a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#496b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48431,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 129.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#496B16
secondary
#643BA1
accent
#3FE983
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#EFF1E9
border
#CACBC5
text
#0A0D04
muted
#7C7E79

Preview Lab

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#496B16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva