#255D38#255D38

#255D38 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.085 H 152.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255D38
RGB	rgb(37, 93, 56)
HSL	hsl(140, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(140, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 39.8%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, -27.80, 15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 32.01, 150.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% -0.0754 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.085 152.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3907, 8.5071, 5.0986)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255D38 #5D254A

analogous

#2E5D25 #255D38 #255D54

triadic

#255D38 #38255D #5D3825

tetradic

#255D38 #252E5D #5D254A #5D5425

square

#255D38 #252E5D #5D254A #5D5425

split-complementary

#255D38 #54255D #5D252E

monochromatic

#09160D #14311E #255D38 #368952 #48B56D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#255D38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#255D38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255D38

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255D38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255D38	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56503A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#155C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255d38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 93, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.085 152.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658b6f',
    500: '#255d38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255d38;
$custom-light: #658b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255d38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140.357,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43022,
    "c": 0.08519,
    "h": 152.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255D38

secondary

#904D7A

accent

#55A8D3

background

#F6F8F6

surface

#EBF0EC

border

#C6CBC7

text

#060C07

muted

#7A7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #255D38

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

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