#255B22#255B22

#255B22 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.105 H 142.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B22
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 34)
HSL	hsl(117, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(117, 63%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 62.6%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, -30.64, 27.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 40.90, 138.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% -0.0834 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.105 142.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.7925, 7.9906, 2.8028)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B22 #58225B

analogous

#425B22 #255B22 #225B3C

triadic

#255B22 #22255B #5B2225

tetradic

#255B22 #22425B #58225B #5B3C22

square

#255B22 #22425B #58225B #5B3C22

split-complementary

#255B22 #3C225B #5B2242

monochromatic

#091608 #132E11 #255B22 #378833 #49B443

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#255B22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#255B22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B22

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B22	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D531C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D584F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.105 142.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668a5f',
    500: '#255b22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b22;
$custom-light: #668a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 116.842,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42043,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 142.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B22

secondary

#8B4A8F

accent

#53D5CE

background

#F6F8F5

surface

#EBF0E9

border

#C6CBC5

text

#060C05

muted

#7A7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B22

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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