#496E16#496E16

#496E16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.121 H 130.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496E16
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 22)
HSL	hsl(85, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(85, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 0%, 80%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, -27.52, 41.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 49.93, 123.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0783 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.121 130.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4684, 12.6260, 2.7498)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496E16 #3B166E

analogous

#6E6716 #496E16 #1D6E16

triadic

#496E16 #16496E #6E1649

tetradic

#496E16 #166E67 #3B166E #6E161D

square

#496E16 #166E67 #3B166E #6E161D

split-complementary

#496E16 #161D6E #67166E

monochromatic

#111A05 #273B0C #496E16 #6BA120 #8DD42A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#496E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#496E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496E16

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496E16	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736502

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E631F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B695D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.121 130.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f985b',
    500: '#496e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496e16;
$custom-light: #7f985b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.227,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49241,
    "c": 0.12119,
    "h": 130.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496E16

secondary

#683CA4

accent

#3EEA86

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0A0D04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #496E16

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

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