#497B2E#497B2E
#497B2E is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.121 H 136.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #497B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 123, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 46%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 63%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 62.6%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.68, -31.63, 36.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.68, 47.95, 131.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.97% -0.0875 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.97% 0.121 136.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3235, 15.7791, 5.0860) |
| Luminance | 0.1578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tree Green
#2A7E19
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 5.07
Darkish Green
#287C37
ΔE00 5.30
Military Green
#667C3E
ΔE00 6.18
Dirty Green
#667E2C
ΔE00 6.45
Swamp
#698339
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#497B2E #602E7B
analogous
#6F7B2E #497B2E #2E7B39
triadic
#497B2E #2E497B #7B2E49
tetradic
#497B2E #2E6F7B #602E7B #7B392E
square
#497B2E #2E6F7B #602E7B #7B392E
split-complementary
#497B2E #392E7B #7B2E6F
monochromatic
#14220D #2F4E1D #497B2E #63A83F #83C360
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#497B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#497B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #497B2E
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##497B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##497B2E | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#47776A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #497b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 123, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.121 136.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fa16a',
500: '#497b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #497b2e; $custom-light: #7fa16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#497b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 123,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.961,
"s": 45.562,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52967,
"c": 0.12139,
"h": 136.2
},
"luminance": 0.1578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#497B2E
secondary
#8E5BAA
accent
#53D5A7
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF3EB
border
#CACDC6
text
#0A0F06
muted
#7C7F7A