#497B16#497B16

#497B16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.138 H 133.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497B16
RGB	rgb(73, 123, 22)
HSL	hsl(90, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(90, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 82.1%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, -33.54, 45.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 56.69, 126.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0946 0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.138 133.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9753, 15.6398, 3.2521)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497B16 #48167B

analogous

#7B7A16 #497B16 #167B16

triadic

#497B16 #16497B #7B1649

tetradic

#497B16 #167B7A #48167B #7B1616

square

#497B16 #167B7A #48167B #7B1616

split-complementary

#497B16 #16167B #7A167B

monochromatic

#0F1A05 #2A470D #497B16 #68AF1F #87DA31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#497B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#497B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497B16

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497B16	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.138 133.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a15d',
    500: '#497b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497b16;
$custom-light: #81a15d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.703,
    "s": 69.655,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52756,
    "c": 0.13836,
    "h": 133.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497B16

secondary

#763DB0

accent

#3BEC93

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0F05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #497B16

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

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