#5B7917#5B7917
#5B7917 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.125 H 125.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B7917 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 121, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 68%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 81%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.8%, 0%, 81%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.92, -25.31, 46.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.92, 52.65, 118.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.39% -0.0734 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.39% 0.125 125.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3065, 15.9606, 3.2955) |
| Luminance | 0.1596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Dirty Green
#667E2C
ΔE00 3.23
Olive Green
#677A04
ΔE00 3.77
Avocado
#568203
ΔE00 3.87
Murky Green
#6C7A0E
ΔE00 4.68
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 5.13
Swamp
#698339
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B7917 #351779
analogous
#796617 #5B7917 #2A7917
triadic
#5B7917 #175B79 #79175B
tetradic
#5B7917 #177966 #351779 #79172A
square
#5B7917 #177966 #351779 #79172A
split-complementary
#5B7917 #172A79 #661779
monochromatic
#131A05 #34460D #5B7917 #82AC21 #A5D832
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#5B7917 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#5B7917 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B7917
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B7917 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B7917 | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5F7367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b7917; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 121, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.125 125.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d9f5d',
500: '#5b7917',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b7917; $custom-light: #8d9f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b7917",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 121,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.367,
"s": 68.056,
"l": 28.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53387,
"c": 0.12539,
"h": 125.8
},
"luminance": 0.15961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B7917
secondary
#603EAE
accent
#3DEB72
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#F0F2E9
border
#CBCCC5
text
#0C0E05
muted
#7D7E79