#538A4E#538A4E
#538A4E is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.106 H 142.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 138, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(115, 28%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(115, 43%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.9%, 0%, 43.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.47, -30.88, 26.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.47, 40.71, 139.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.96% -0.0842 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.96% 0.107 142.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0303, 20.5652, 10.4365) |
| Luminance | 0.2057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 2.61
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 2.75
Dark Sage
#598556
ΔE00 3.33
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 5.68
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 6.50
Drab Green
#749551
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538A4E #854E8A
analogous
#718A4E #538A4E #4E8A67
triadic
#538A4E #4E538A #8A4E53
tetradic
#538A4E #4E718A #854E8A #8A674E
square
#538A4E #4E718A #854E8A #8A674E
split-complementary
#538A4E #674E8A #8A4E71
monochromatic
#243C22 #3B6338 #538A4E #70AB6A #95C191
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#538A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#538A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538A4E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538A4E | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D804A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857B52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E877B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.106 142.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ac80',
500: '#538a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538a4e; $custom-light: #86ac80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 138,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 115,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5796,
"c": 0.1065,
"h": 142.3
},
"luminance": 0.20566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538A4E
secondary
#AA86AE
accent
#64C4BC
background
#F8FAF7
surface
#F0F4EE
border
#CBCEC9
text
#0B100A
muted
#7C7F7C