#538C32#538C32

#538C32 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.137 H 135.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538C32
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 50)
HSL	hsl(98, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(98, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 64.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, -35.36, 41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 54.21, 130.71°)
OKLab	oklab(58.08% -0.098 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(58.08% 0.137 135.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5207, 20.8248, 6.3242)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538C32 #6B328C

analogous

#808C32 #538C32 #328C3E

triadic

#538C32 #32538C #8C3253

tetradic

#538C32 #32808C #6B328C #8C3E32

square

#538C32 #32808C #6B328C #8C3E32

split-complementary

#538C32 #3E328C #8C3280

monochromatic

#1E3212 #385F22 #538C32 #6EB942 #90CB6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#538C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#538C32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538C32

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538C32	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)

#918127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#518779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.137 135.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88ae6e',
    500: '#538c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538c32;
$custom-light: #88ae6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 98,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58079,
    "c": 0.13665,
    "h": 135.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538C32

secondary

#9767B3

accent

#51D7A6

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EC

border

#CBCEC7

text

#0C1007

muted

#7D7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #538C32

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

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