#557212#557212

#557212 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.122 H 125.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557212
RGB	rgb(85, 114, 18)
HSL	hsl(78, 73%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(78, 84%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 84.2%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, -24.64, 45.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 51.44, 118.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% -0.0716 0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.122 125.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8729, 14.0094, 2.7561)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557212 #2F1272

analogous

#725F12 #557212 #257212

triadic

#557212 #125572 #721255

tetradic

#557212 #12725F #2F1272 #721225

square

#557212 #12725F #2F1272 #721225

split-complementary

#557212 #122572 #5F1272

monochromatic

#141A04 #2E3D0A #557212 #7CA71A #A4DC23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#557212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#557212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557212

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557212	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796A00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 114, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.122 125.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889a5a',
    500: '#557212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557212;
$custom-light: #889a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.125,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51103,
    "c": 0.12204,
    "h": 125.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557212

secondary

#5937A9

accent

#38EF70

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557212

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

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