#255C40#255C40

#255C40 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.075 H 158.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255C40
RGB	rgb(37, 92, 64)
HSL	hsl(149, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(149, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 30.4%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, -25.56, 10.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 27.73, 157.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% -0.0699 0.0274)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.075 158.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5150, 8.4173, 6.1836)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255C40 #5C2541

analogous

#255C25 #255C40 #255C5C

triadic

#255C40 #40255C #5C4025

tetradic

#255C40 #25255C #5C2541 #5C5C25

square

#255C40 #25255C #5C2541 #5C5C25

split-complementary

#255C40 #5C255C #5C2525

monochromatic

#09160F #133022 #255C40 #37885E #48B37D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#255C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#255C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255C40

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255C40	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B553E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#125B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 92, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.075 158.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658a75',
    500: '#255c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255c40;
$custom-light: #658a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 149.455,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4293,
    "c": 0.07512,
    "h": 158.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255C40

secondary

#8F4D6F

accent

#5595D2

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060C08

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #255C40

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

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