#498D16#498D16

#498D16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.161 H 135.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498D16
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 22)
HSL	hsl(94, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(94, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 84.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.42, -41.22, 51.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.42, 65.67, 128.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% -0.1152 0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.161 135.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4170, 20.5233, 4.0660)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498D16 #5A168D

analogous

#858D16 #498D16 #168D1F

triadic

#498D16 #16498D #8D1649

tetradic

#498D16 #16858D #5A168D #8D1F16

square

#498D16 #16858D #5A168D #8D1F16

split-complementary

#498D16 #1F168D #8D1685

monochromatic

#122305 #2E580E #498D16 #64C21E #83E13D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#498D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#498D16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498D16

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498D16	1.00	4.11	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#468778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.161 135.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83af60',
    500: '#498d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498d16;
$custom-light: #83af60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 94.286,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57618,
    "c": 0.16094,
    "h": 135.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498D16

secondary

#893EC1

accent

#38F0A1

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#F0F4EA

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0B1005

muted

#7C7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #498D16

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

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