#498D21#498D21
#498D21 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.155 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 76.6%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.48, -40.59, 47.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.48, 62.61, 130.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.68% -0.1128 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.68% 0.155 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5467, 20.5752, 4.7488) |
| Luminance | 0.2058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.88
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.23
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.43
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.89
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 5.00
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498D21 #65218D
analogous
#7F8D21 #498D21 #218D2F
triadic
#498D21 #21498D #8D2149
tetradic
#498D21 #217F8D #65218D #8D2F21
square
#498D21 #217F8D #65218D #8D2F21
split-complementary
#498D21 #2F218D #8D217F
monochromatic
#162A0A #2F5B15 #498D21 #63BF2D #83D652
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#498D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#498D21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498D21
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498D21 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92810A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#468878
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.155 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82af64',
500: '#498d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498d21; $custom-light: #82af64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 141,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 97.778,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57683,
"c": 0.15538,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.20576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498D21
secondary
#9350BA
accent
#43E5A9
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF4EB
border
#CACEC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A