#255E16#255E16

#255E16 is a dark, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.119 H 139.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#255E16
RGB	rgb(37, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(108, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(108, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.92, -33.24, 33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.92, 47.46, 134.46°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% -0.0913 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.119 139.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9103, 8.4562, 2.1324)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#255E16 #4F165E

analogous

#495E16 #255E16 #165E2B

triadic

#255E16 #16255E #5E1625

tetradic

#255E16 #16495E #4F165E #5E2B16

square

#255E16 #16495E #4F165E #5E2B16

split-complementary

#255E16 #2B165E #5E1649

monochromatic

#0A1906 #112C0A #255E16 #399022 #4CC12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#255E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#255E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #255E16

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##255E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##255E16	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61550A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A501D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #255e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.119 139.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678c58',
    500: '#255e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #255e16;
$custom-light: #678c58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#255e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 107.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4279,
    "c": 0.11929,
    "h": 139.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#255E16

secondary

#823B95

accent

#43E5C3

background

#F6F8F5

surface

#EBF0E9

border

#C6CBC5

text

#060C03

muted

#7A7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #255E16

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

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