#555C38#555C38

#555C38 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.055 H 117.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C38
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 56)
HSL	hsl(72, 24%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(72, 39%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 39.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, -9.36, 19.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 21.93, 115.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% -0.0255 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.055 117.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2873, 9.8712, 5.2094)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C38 #3F385C

analogous

#5C5138 #555C38 #435C38

triadic

#555C38 #38555C #5C3855

tetradic

#555C38 #385C51 #3F385C #5C3843

square

#555C38 #385C51 #3F385C #5C3843

split-complementary

#555C38 #38435C #51385C

monochromatic

#12130C #323621 #555C38 #78824F #99A46A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#555C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#555C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C38

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C38	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615835

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60593A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595853

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.055 117.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858a6f',
    500: '#555c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c38;
$custom-light: #858a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.667,
    "s": 24.324,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45886,
    "c": 0.0551,
    "h": 117.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C38

secondary

#6B638C

accent

#67C178

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFF0EC

border

#CACBC7

text

#0B0B07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C38

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

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