#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
RGBrgb(73, 141, 22)
HSLhsl(94, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(94, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(48.2%, 0%, 84.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LABlab(52.42, -41.22, 51.12)
CIE-LCHlch(52.42, 65.67, 128.88°)
OKLaboklab(57.62% -0.1152 0.1124)
OKLCHoklch(57.62% 0.161 135.7)
XYZxyz(12.4170, 20.5233, 4.0660)
Luminance0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##498D161.004.115.105.10
#FFFFFF4.111.0021.0021.00
#0000005.1021.001.001.00
##0000005.1021.001.001.00

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

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#498D16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva