#498E27#498E27
#498E27 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.153 H 137.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 142, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 72.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, -40.56, 45.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 61.16, 131.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58% -0.1123 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.153 137.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7865, 20.9081, 5.2810) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.06
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.40
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.53
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.70
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.80
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498E27 #6C278E
analogous
#7C8E27 #498E27 #278E38
triadic
#498E27 #27498E #8E2749
tetradic
#498E27 #277C8E #6C278E #8E3827
square
#498E27 #277C8E #6C278E #8E3827
split-complementary
#498E27 #38278E #8E277C
monochromatic
#182E0D #305E1A #498E27 #62BE34 #84D25D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#498E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#498E27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498E27
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498E27 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938216
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45897A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.153 137.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82b068',
500: '#498e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498e27; $custom-light: #82b068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 142,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100.194,
"s": 56.906,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57998,
"c": 0.15291,
"h": 137.3
},
"luminance": 0.20909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498E27
secondary
#9859B8
accent
#48E0AE
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF5EB
border
#CACFC6
text
#0B1006
muted
#7C7F7A