#538916#538916

#538916 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.151 H 132.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538916
RGB	rgb(83, 137, 22)
HSL	hsl(88, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(88, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 0%, 83.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.60, -36.03, 50.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.60, 62.08, 125.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.07% -0.1019 0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(57.07% 0.151 132.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6576, 19.7877, 3.9114)
Luminance	0.1979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538916 #4C1689

analogous

#898516 #538916 #198916

triadic

#538916 #165389 #891653

tetradic

#538916 #168985 #4C1689 #891619

square

#538916 #168985 #4C1689 #891619

split-complementary

#538916 #161989 #851689

monochromatic

#132005 #33540E #538916 #73BE1E #92DF3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#538916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#538916 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538916

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538916	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F7E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887924

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#548374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 137, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.151 132.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89ac5f',
    500: '#538916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538916;
$custom-light: #89ac5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 88.174,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57068,
    "c": 0.15068,
    "h": 132.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538916

secondary

#7A3EBD

accent

#39EF8E

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#F0F4EA

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0C1005

muted

#7D7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #538916

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

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