#497916#497916

#497916 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.136 H 132.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497916
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 22)
HSL	hsl(89, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(89, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, -32.64, 45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 55.66, 125.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% -0.0922 0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.136 132.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7297, 15.1487, 3.1702)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497916 #461679

analogous

#797716 #497916 #177916

triadic

#497916 #164979 #791649

tetradic

#497916 #167977 #461679 #791617

square

#497916 #167977 #461679 #791617

split-complementary

#497916 #161779 #771679

monochromatic

#101A05 #2A450D #497916 #68AD1F #87D930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#497916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#497916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497916

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497916	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E6F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.136 132.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80a05d',
    500: '#497916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497916;
$custom-light: #80a05d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.091,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52215,
    "c": 0.13576,
    "h": 132.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497916

secondary

#743DAE

accent

#3CEC91

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0E04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #497916

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

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