#255B38#255B38

#255B38 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.082 H 152.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255B38
RGB	rgb(37, 91, 56)
HSL	hsl(141, 42%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(141, 59%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 38.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -26.85, 14.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 30.72, 150.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% -0.0729 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.082 152.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2175, 8.1605, 5.0408)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255B38 #5B2548

analogous

#2D5B25 #255B38 #255B53

triadic

#255B38 #38255B #5B3825

tetradic

#255B38 #252D5B #5B2548 #5B5325

square

#255B38 #252D5B #5B2548 #5B5325

split-complementary

#255B38 #53255B #5B252D

monochromatic

#09160D #132F1D #255B38 #378753 #48B26E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#255B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#255B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255B38

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255B38	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 91, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.082 152.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658a6f',
    500: '#255b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255b38;
$custom-light: #658a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 141.111,
    "s": 42.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42447,
    "c": 0.08195,
    "h": 152.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255B38

secondary

#8E4D78

accent

#56A6D2

background

#F6F8F6

surface

#EBF0EC

border

#C6CBC7

text

#060C07

muted

#7A7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #255B38

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

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