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Weighty Uvarovite

#328700
Notes

Weighty Uvarovite (#328700) is a deep lime with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (98°, 100%, 26%) places it in the highly saturated band at a dark lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#328700
RGB
rgb(50, 135, 0)
HSL
hsl(98, 100%, 26%)
HWB
hwb(98 0% 47%)
OKLCH
oklch(54.9% 0.172 138.5)
HSV
hsv(98, 100%, 53%)
LAB
lab(49.50% -46.46 52.87)
LCH
lch(49.50% 70.38 131.31)
CMYK
cmyk(63%, 0%, 100%, 47%)

Etymology

Weighty
adjective

Old English wegan, to weigh — adjectival suffix -y. As a color modifier, weighty implies a saturated-and-heavy-and-imposing quality where the hue carries visual mass and gravitational presence. Sits at the bold-and-weighty end of the grid, parallel to substantial and hefty in usage.

Uvarovite
noun

A chromium-rich green garnet — mined principally in the Russian Urals, Finland, and Quebec. Named for Russian Count Sergei Semenovich Uvarov. The color refers to drusy uvarovite crystals on chromite matrix: a saturated, slightly cool deep emerald-green with the gem's signature internal fire.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#328700
Original
#8b7a00
Protanopia
#81731a
Deuteranopia
#288272
Tritanopia
#6b6b6b
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
4.56:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.60:1

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