#538C2E#538C2E

#538C2E is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.140 H 135.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538C2E
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 46)
HSL	hsl(96, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(96, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 67.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.72, -35.73, 42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.72, 55.79, 129.83°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% -0.0994 0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.14 135.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4382, 20.7917, 5.8894)
Luminance	0.2079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538C2E #672E8C

analogous

#828C2E #538C2E #2E8C38

triadic

#538C2E #2E538C #8C2E53

tetradic

#538C2E #2E828C #672E8C #8C382E

square

#538C2E #2E828C #672E8C #8C382E

split-complementary

#538C2E #382E8C #8C2E82

monochromatic

#1C3010 #385E1F #538C2E #6EBA3D #8FCD67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#538C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#538C2E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538C2E

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538C2E	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#528779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.140 135.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88ae6b',
    500: '#538c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538c2e;
$custom-light: #88ae6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96.383,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58038,
    "c": 0.13986,
    "h": 135.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538C2E

secondary

#9462B4

accent

#4EDAA3

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EB

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0C1007

muted

#7D7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #538C2E

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

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