#497255#497255

#497255 is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.065 H 152.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497255
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 85)
HSL	hsl(138, 22%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(138, 36%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 0%, 25.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, -21.10, 11.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 24.09, 151.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% -0.058 0.0297)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.065 152.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4041, 14.1064, 10.7672)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497255 #724966

analogous

#527249 #497255 #49726A

triadic

#497255 #554972 #725549

tetradic

#497255 #495272 #724966 #726A49

square

#497255 #495272 #724966 #726A49

split-complementary

#497255 #6A4972 #724952

monochromatic

#19271D #314D39 #497255 #619771 #85B192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#497255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#497255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497255

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497255	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42716A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.065 152.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9a85',
    500: '#497255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497255;
$custom-light: #7d9a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 137.561,
    "s": 21.925,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51306,
    "c": 0.06514,
    "h": 152.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497255

secondary

#9D7A93

accent

#69A6BE

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF2EF

border

#C9CCCA

text

#0A0E0B

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #497255

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

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