#497F16#497F16

#497F16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.143 H 133.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#497F16
RGB	rgb(73, 127, 22)
HSL	hsl(91, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(91, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.5%, 0%, 82.7%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, -35.31, 46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 58.73, 126.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0993 0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.144 133.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4817, 16.6526, 3.4209)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#497F16 #4C167F

analogous

#7E7F16 #497F16 #167F17

triadic

#497F16 #16497F #7F1649

tetradic

#497F16 #167E7F #4C167F #7F1716

square

#497F16 #167E7F #4C167F #7F1716

split-complementary

#497F16 #17167F #7F167E

monochromatic

#0F1A05 #2B4B0D #497F16 #67B31F #85DC34

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#497F16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#497F16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #497F16

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##497F16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##497F16	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#847400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7022

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #497f16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 127, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.143 133.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a45d',
    500: '#497f16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #497f16;
$custom-light: #81a45d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#497f16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90.857,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53838,
    "c": 0.1435,
    "h": 133.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#497F16

secondary

#7A3DB4

accent

#3BED96

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#EFF4E9

border

#CACEC5

text

#0B0F05

muted

#7C7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #497F16

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

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