#497C16#497C16

#497C16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.140 H 133.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497C16
RGB	rgb(73, 124, 22)
HSL	hsl(90, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(90, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 82.3%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, -33.99, 46.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 57.20, 126.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% -0.0958 0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.14 133.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1000, 15.8892, 3.2937)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#497C16 #49167C

analogous

#7C7C16 #497C16 #167C16

triadic

#497C16 #16497C #7C1649

tetradic

#497C16 #167C7C #49167C #7C1616

square

#497C16 #167C7C #49167C #7C1616

split-complementary

#497C16 #16167C #7C167C

monochromatic

#0F1A05 #2A480D #497C16 #68B01F #86DB32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#497C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#497C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497C16

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497C16	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 124, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.140 133.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a25d',
    500: '#497c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497c16;
$custom-light: #81a25d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53027,
    "c": 0.13964,
    "h": 133.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497C16

secondary

#773DB1

accent

#3BED94

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#EFF3E9

border

#CACDC5

text

#0B0F05

muted

#7C7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #497C16

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

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