#498C2A#498C2A
#498C2A is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.148 H 137.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 140, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.9%, 0%, 70%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.22, -39.48, 43.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.22, 59.03, 131.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.49% -0.1092 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.49% 0.148 137.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5433, 20.3390, 5.4549) |
| Luminance | 0.2034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.85
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.05
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.66
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.75
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.78
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498C2A #6D2A8C
analogous
#7A8C2A #498C2A #2A8C3C
triadic
#498C2A #2A498C #8C2A49
tetradic
#498C2A #2A7A8C #6D2A8C #8C3C2A
square
#498C2A #2A7A8C #6D2A8C #8C3C2A
split-complementary
#498C2A #3C2A8C #8C2A7A
monochromatic
#182E0E #305D1C #498C2A #62BB38 #84D061
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#498C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#498C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498C2A
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498C2A | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91801C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#458778
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.148 137.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ae69',
500: '#498c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498c2a; $custom-light: #82ae69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 140,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.02,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57488,
"c": 0.14821,
"h": 137.5
},
"luminance": 0.2034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498C2A
secondary
#995CB5
accent
#4BDDAF
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A