#538D4E#538D4E

#538D4E is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.111 H 142.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538D4E
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 78)
HSL	hsl(115, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(115, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 44.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.43, -32.29, 27.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.43, 42.57, 139.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.74% -0.088 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(58.74% 0.111 142.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4667, 21.4380, 10.5819)
Luminance	0.2144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538D4E #884E8D

analogous

#728D4E #538D4E #4E8D68

triadic

#538D4E #4E538D #8D4E53

tetradic

#538D4E #4E728D #884E8D #8D684E

square

#538D4E #4E728D #884E8D #8D684E

split-complementary

#538D4E #684E8D #8D4E72

monochromatic

#253E22 #3C6638 #538D4E #70AD6B #96C392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#538D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#538D4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538D4E

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538D4E	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877E52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D8A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.111 142.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86af80',
    500: '#538d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538d4e;
$custom-light: #86af80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 115.238,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58738,
    "c": 0.11124,
    "h": 142.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538D4E

secondary

#AC87AF

accent

#63C5BD

background

#F8FAF7

surface

#F0F4EE

border

#CBCEC9

text

#0B100A

muted

#7C7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #538D4E

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

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