#538B4E#538B4E

#538B4E is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.108 H 142.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538B4E
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 78)
HSL	hsl(115, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(115, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 0%, 43.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.79, -31.35, 26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.79, 41.33, 139.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% -0.0855 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.108 142.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1744, 20.8535, 10.4845)
Luminance	0.2085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538B4E #864E8B

analogous

#718B4E #538B4E #4E8B67

triadic

#538B4E #4E538B #8B4E53

tetradic

#538B4E #4E718B #864E8B #8B674E

square

#538B4E #4E718B #864E8B #8B674E

split-complementary

#538B4E #674E8B #8B4E71

monochromatic

#243D22 #3C6438 #538B4E #70AC6B #96C292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#538B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#538B4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538B4E

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538B4E	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E8149

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D887C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.108 142.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ad80',
    500: '#538b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538b4e;
$custom-light: #86ad80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 115.082,
    "s": 28.111,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58219,
    "c": 0.10808,
    "h": 142.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538B4E

secondary

#AB87AE

accent

#63C4BC

background

#F8FAF7

surface

#F0F4EE

border

#CBCEC9

text

#0B100A

muted

#7C7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #538B4E

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

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