#159E1A#159E1A
#159E1A is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.197 H 142.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #159E1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 158, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 0%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.77, -57.89, 53.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.77, 78.83, 137.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.85% -0.1569 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.85% 0.197 142.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7217, 24.6861, 5.0715) |
| Luminance | 0.2469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.26
True Green
#089404
ΔE00 3.43
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.63
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 3.81
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.18
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#159E1A #9E1599
analogous
#549E15 #159E1A #159E5F
triadic
#159E1A #1A159E #9E1A15
tetradic
#159E1A #15549E #9E1599 #9E5F15
square
#159E1A #15549E #9E1599 #9E5F15
split-complementary
#159E1A #5F159E #9E1554
monochromatic
#073208 #0E6811 #159E1A #1CD423 #47E74D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#159E1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#159E1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #159E1A
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##159E1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##159E1A | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A28E00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94842B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009986
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #159e1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 158, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.197 142.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bc64',
500: '#159e1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #159e1a; $custom-light: #71bc64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#159e1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 158,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 122.19,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60848,
"c": 0.19665,
"h": 142.9
},
"luminance": 0.24688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#159E1A
secondary
#C747C3
accent
#35ECF3
background
#F7FBF6
surface
#EEF7EB
border
#C9D0C6
text
#091206
muted
#7B817A