#538E24#538E24
#538E24 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.150 H 134.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538E24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 142, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(93, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(93, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 0%, 74.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, -37.41, 47.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 60.48, 128.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.48% -0.1047 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.48% 0.15 134.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5584, 21.3117, 5.0679) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 2.83
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.14
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 3.92
Olivedrab
#6B8E23
ΔE00 4.64
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 5.14
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538E24 #5F248E
analogous
#888E24 #538E24 #248E2A
triadic
#538E24 #24538E #8E2453
tetradic
#538E24 #24888E #5F248E #8E2A24
square
#538E24 #24888E #5F248E #8E2A24
split-complementary
#538E24 #2A248E #8E2488
monochromatic
#1A2C0B #365D18 #538E24 #70BF30 #8FD558
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#538E24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#538E24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538E24
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538E24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538E24 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 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)
#948210
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#528879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538e24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.150 134.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89af66',
500: '#538e24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538e24; $custom-light: #89af66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538e24",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 142,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 93.396,
"s": 59.551,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58478,
"c": 0.14956,
"h": 134.4
},
"luminance": 0.21312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538E24
secondary
#8D55B9
accent
#45E39D
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0C1006
muted
#7D7F7A