#538E1E#538E1E
#538E1E is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.153 H 133.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 142, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 0%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.25, -37.79, 49.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.25, 62.37, 127.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.44% -0.1062 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.44% 0.153 133.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4744, 21.2780, 4.6251) |
| Luminance | 0.2128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 2.37
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.06
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.26
Olivedrab
#6B8E23
ΔE00 4.39
Avocado
#568203
ΔE00 4.85
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538E1E #591E8E
analogous
#8B8E1E #538E1E #1E8E21
triadic
#538E1E #1E538E #8E1E53
tetradic
#538E1E #1E8B8E #591E8E #8E211E
square
#538E1E #1E8B8E #591E8E #8E211E
split-complementary
#538E1E #211E8E #8E1E8B
monochromatic
#182909 #355B13 #538E1E #71C129 #8FD94D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#538E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#538E1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538E1E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538E1E | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948201
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#538879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.153 133.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89af63',
500: '#538e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538e1e; $custom-light: #89af63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 142,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 91.607,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58437,
"c": 0.15307,
"h": 133.9
},
"luminance": 0.21279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538E1E
secondary
#874CBC
accent
#40E898
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0C1006
muted
#7D7F7A