#538231#538231

#538231 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.123 H 134.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538231
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 49)
HSL	hsl(95, 45%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(95, 62%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 62.3%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, -30.89, 37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 48.94, 129.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% -0.0859 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.123 134.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1041, 18.0255, 5.7466)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538231 #603182

analogous

#7B8231 #538231 #318238

triadic

#538231 #315382 #823153

tetradic

#538231 #317B82 #603182 #823831

square

#538231 #317B82 #603182 #823831

split-complementary

#538231 #383182 #82317B

monochromatic

#1A290F #375620 #538231 #6FAE42 #8FC668

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#538231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#538231 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538231

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538231	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#877828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807437

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.123 134.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a66c',
    500: '#538231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538231;
$custom-light: #87a66c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 94.815,
    "s": 45.251,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5544,
    "c": 0.12327,
    "h": 134.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538231

secondary

#8D62AD

accent

#53D59E

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EC

border

#CBCEC7

text

#0B0F07

muted

#7C7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #538231

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

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