#538137#538137

#538137 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.116 H 135.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538137
RGB	rgb(83, 129, 55)
HSL	hsl(97, 40%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(97, 57%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 0%, 57.4%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, -29.76, 34.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 45.73, 130.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% -0.0824 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.116 135.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1068, 17.8148, 6.4144)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538137 #653781

analogous

#788137 #538137 #378140

triadic

#538137 #375381 #813753

tetradic

#538137 #377881 #653781 #814037

square

#538137 #377881 #653781 #814037

split-complementary

#538137 #403781 #813778

monochromatic

#1C2B12 #375625 #538137 #6FAC49 #8FC270

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#538137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#538137 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #538137

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##538137	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 129, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.116 135.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a670',
    500: '#538137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538137;
$custom-light: #86a670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 97.297,
    "s": 40.217,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55253,
    "c": 0.11624,
    "h": 135.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538137

secondary

#9269AB

accent

#58D0A3

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EC

border

#CBCEC7

text

#0B0F08

muted

#7C7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #538137

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

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