#498E16#498E16

#498E16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.162 H 135.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498E16
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 22)
HSL	hsl(95, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(95, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 84.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.75, -41.63, 51.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.75, 66.16, 129.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% -0.1163 0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.162 135.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5652, 20.8196, 4.1154)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498E16 #5B168E

analogous

#858E16 #498E16 #168E1F

triadic

#498E16 #16498E #8E1649

tetradic

#498E16 #16858E #5B168E #8E1F16

square

#498E16 #16858E #5B168E #8E1F16

split-complementary

#498E16 #1F168E #8E1685

monochromatic

#132406 #2E590E #498E16 #64C31E #83E13D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#498E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#498E16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498E16

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498E16	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#468879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.162 135.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b060',
    500: '#498e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498e16;
$custom-light: #83b060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 94.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57887,
    "c": 0.16216,
    "h": 135.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498E16

secondary

#8A3FC1

accent

#38F0A2

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F5EB

border

#CBCFC6

text

#0B1005

muted

#7C7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #498E16

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

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