#538C4E#538C4E

#538C4E is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.110 H 142.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538C4E
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 78)
HSL	hsl(115, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(115, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 44.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.11, -31.82, 27.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.11, 41.95, 139.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% -0.0868 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.11 142.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3199, 21.1444, 10.5330)
Luminance	0.2114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538C4E #874E8C

analogous

#728C4E #538C4E #4E8C68

triadic

#538C4E #4E538C #8C4E53

tetradic

#538C4E #4E728C #874E8C #8C684E

square

#538C4E #4E728C #874E8C #8C684E

split-complementary

#538C4E #684E8C #8C4E72

monochromatic

#243D22 #3C6538 #538C4E #70AC6B #96C292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#538C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#538C4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538C4E

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538C4E	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F8249

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D897D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.110 142.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ae80',
    500: '#538c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538c4e;
$custom-light: #86ae80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 115.161,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58478,
    "c": 0.10966,
    "h": 142.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538C4E

secondary

#AC87AF

accent

#63C5BD

background

#F8FAF7

surface

#F0F4EE

border

#CBCEC9

text

#0B100A

muted

#7C7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #538C4E

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

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