#538222#538222

#538222 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.135 H 132.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538222
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 34)
HSL	hsl(89, 59%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(89, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 73.8%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.40, -32.19, 44.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.40, 54.83, 125.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% -0.0907 0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.135 132.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8385, 17.9193, 4.3481)
Luminance	0.1792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538222 #512282

analogous

#828122 #538222 #238222

triadic

#538222 #225382 #822253

tetradic

#538222 #228281 #512282 #822223

square

#538222 #228281 #512282 #822223

split-complementary

#538222 #222382 #812282

monochromatic

#152109 #345115 #538222 #72B32F #91D14E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#538222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#538222 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538222

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538222	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#887811

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.135 132.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a664',
    500: '#538222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538222;
$custom-light: #87a664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 89.375,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55294,
    "c": 0.13497,
    "h": 132.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538222

secondary

#7F4CB4

accent

#46E292

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EB

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0C0F06

muted

#7D7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #538222

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

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