#255C38#255C38

#255C38 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.084 H 152.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C38
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 56)
HSL	hsl(141, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(141, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 39.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, -27.33, 15.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 31.37, 150.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% -0.0741 0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.084 152.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.3035, 8.3327, 5.0695)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C38 #5C2549

analogous

#2D5C25 #255C38 #255C53

triadic

#255C38 #38255C #5C3825

tetradic

#255C38 #252D5C #5C2549 #5C5325

square

#255C38 #252D5C #5C2549 #5C5325

split-complementary

#255C38 #53255C #5C252D

monochromatic

#09160D #13301D #255C38 #378853 #48B36D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#255C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#255C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C38

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C38	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5536

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.084 152.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658b6f',
    500: '#255c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c38;
$custom-light: #658b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140.727,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42734,
    "c": 0.08358,
    "h": 152.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C38

secondary

#8F4D79

accent

#55A7D2

background

#F6F8F6

surface

#EBF0EC

border

#C6CBC7

text

#060C07

muted

#7A7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C38

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

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