#538237#538237

#538237 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.118 H 135.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538237
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 55)
HSL	hsl(98, 41%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(98, 58%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 57.7%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, -30.24, 35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 46.32, 130.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% -0.0837 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.118 135.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2392, 18.0796, 6.4585)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538237 #663782

analogous

#798237 #538237 #378241

triadic

#538237 #375382 #823753

tetradic

#538237 #377982 #663782 #824137

square

#538237 #377982 #663782 #824137

split-complementary

#538237 #413782 #823779

monochromatic

#1C2C13 #385725 #538237 #6EAD49 #8FC371

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#538237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#538237 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538237

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538237	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#867830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.118 135.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a670',
    500: '#538237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538237;
$custom-light: #86a670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 97.6,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55515,
    "c": 0.11774,
    "h": 135.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538237

secondary

#9369AB

accent

#57D0A3

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EC

border

#CBCEC7

text

#0B0F08

muted

#7C7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #538237

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

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