#498E2B#498E2B
#498E2B is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.150 H 137.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 142, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(102, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(102, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 69.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.88, -40.23, 44.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.88, 59.74, 132.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.03% -0.1112 0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.03% 0.15 137.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8563, 20.9360, 5.6486) |
| Luminance | 0.2094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 3.95
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 4.04
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 4.74
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.79
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.87
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498E2B #702B8E
analogous
#7B8E2B #498E2B #2B8E3F
triadic
#498E2B #2B498E #8E2B49
tetradic
#498E2B #2B7B8E #702B8E #8E3F2B
square
#498E2B #2B7B8E #702B8E #8E3F2B
split-complementary
#498E2B #3F2B8E #8E2B7B
monochromatic
#19300F #315F1D #498E2B #61BD39 #84D063
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#498E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#498E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498E2B
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498E2B | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93821D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44897A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.150 137.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82b06a',
500: '#498e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498e2b; $custom-light: #82b06a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 142,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.818,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58033,
"c": 0.15014,
"h": 137.8
},
"luminance": 0.20937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498E2B
secondary
#9C5FB6
accent
#4BDDB1
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#EFF5EB
border
#CACFC6
text
#0B1007
muted
#7C7F7A