#538239#538239

#538239 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.116 H 135.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538239
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 57)
HSL	hsl(99, 39%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(99, 56%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 0%, 56.2%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, -30.00, 34.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 45.43, 131.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% -0.0829 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.116 135.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2881, 18.0991, 6.7161)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538239 #683982

analogous

#788239 #538239 #398244

triadic

#538239 #395382 #823953

tetradic

#538239 #397882 #683982 #824439

square

#538239 #397882 #683982 #824439

split-complementary

#538239 #443982 #823978

monochromatic

#1D2D14 #385726 #538239 #6EAD4C #8FC274

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#538239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#538239 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538239

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538239	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)

#867832

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.116 135.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a671',
    500: '#538239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538239;
$custom-light: #86a671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 98.63,
    "s": 39.037,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55542,
    "c": 0.1158,
    "h": 135.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538239

secondary

#946CAB

accent

#59CFA5

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EC

border

#CBCEC7

text

#0B0F08

muted

#7C7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #538239

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

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