#498B1B#498B1B
#498B1B is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.156 H 135.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 139, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(95, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 80.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, -40.14, 49.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 63.38, 129.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.11% -0.112 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.11% 0.156 135.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1778, 19.9601, 4.2477) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.47
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.25
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 4.49
Avocado
#568203
ΔE00 4.69
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498B1B #5D1B8B
analogous
#818B1B #498B1B #1B8B25
triadic
#498B1B #1B498B #8B1B49
tetradic
#498B1B #1B818B #5D1B8B #8B251B
square
#498B1B #1B818B #5D1B8B #8B251B
split-complementary
#498B1B #251B8B #8B1B81
monochromatic
#132507 #2E5811 #498B1B #64BE25 #83DB45
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#498B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#498B1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498B1B
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498B1B | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877928
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#468676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.156 135.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ad61',
500: '#498b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498b1b; $custom-light: #82ad61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 139,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 95.357,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57106,
"c": 0.15615,
"h": 135.8
},
"luminance": 0.19961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498B1B
secondary
#8C45BC
accent
#3DEAA3
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1005
muted
#7C7F7A