#498D38#498D38
#498D38 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.138 H 139.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(108, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(108, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 60.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.68, -38.49, 38.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.68, 54.13, 135.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.9% -0.1056 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.9% 0.138 139.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9858, 20.7509, 7.0617) |
| Luminance | 0.2075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 2.30
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.18
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.86
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 5.08
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.14
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498D38 #7C388D
analogous
#738D38 #498D38 #388D51
triadic
#498D38 #38498D #8D3849
tetradic
#498D38 #38738D #7C388D #8D5138
square
#498D38 #38738D #7C388D #8D5138
split-complementary
#498D38 #51388D #8D3873
monochromatic
#1C3515 #326127 #498D38 #61B74B #87C977
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#498D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#498D38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498D38
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498D38 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91812F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43897B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.138 139.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81af72',
500: '#498d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498d38; $custom-light: #81af72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 141,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 108,
"s": 43.147,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57905,
"c": 0.13834,
"h": 139.7
},
"luminance": 0.20752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498D38
secondary
#A46FB2
accent
#55D3BA
background
#F8FAF7
surface
#EFF4ED
border
#CACEC8
text
#0B1008
muted
#7C7F7B