#497A16#497A16

#497A16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.137 H 132.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497A16
RGB	rgb(73, 122, 22)
HSL	hsl(89, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(89, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 0%, 82%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, -33.09, 45.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 56.18, 126.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% -0.0934 0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.137 132.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8519, 15.3930, 3.2110)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497A16 #47167A

analogous

#7A7916 #497A16 #177A16

triadic

#497A16 #16497A #7A1649

tetradic

#497A16 #167A79 #47167A #7A1617

square

#497A16 #167A79 #47167A #7A1617

split-complementary

#497A16 #16177A #79167A

monochromatic

#101A05 #2A460D #497A16 #68AE1F #87DA31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#497A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#497A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497A16

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497A16	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 122, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.137 132.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a15d',
    500: '#497a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497a16;
$custom-light: #81a15d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 122,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.4,
    "s": 69.444,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52486,
    "c": 0.13707,
    "h": 132.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497A16

secondary

#753DAF

accent

#3CEC92

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0F05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #497A16

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

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