#536B2B#536B2B

#536B2B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.095 H 126.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536B2B
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 43)
HSL	hsl(83, 43%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(83, 60%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 0%, 59.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, -20.11, 32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 38.15, 121.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% -0.0567 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.095 126.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.2610, 12.5287, 4.2154)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536B2B #432B6B

analogous

#6B632B #536B2B #336B2B

triadic

#536B2B #2B536B #6B2B53

tetradic

#536B2B #2B6B63 #432B6B #6B2B33

square

#536B2B #2B6B63 #432B6B #6B2B33

split-complementary

#536B2B #2B336B #632B6B

monochromatic

#111609 #313F19 #536B2B #75973D #95BB56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#536B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#536B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536B2B

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536B2B	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706424

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D632F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.095 126.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859567',
    500: '#536b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536b2b;
$custom-light: #859567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 42.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49347,
    "c": 0.09473,
    "h": 126.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536B2B

secondary

#70559D

accent

#55D284

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #536B2B

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

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