#557215#557215

#557215 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.120 H 126.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557215
RGB	rgb(85, 114, 21)
HSL	hsl(79, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(79, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 81.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, -24.50, 44.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 50.55, 118.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% -0.071 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.121 126.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8990, 14.0199, 2.8939)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557215 #321572

analogous

#726115 #557215 #277215

triadic

#557215 #155572 #721555

tetradic

#557215 #157261 #321572 #721527

square

#557215 #157261 #321572 #721527

split-complementary

#557215 #152772 #611572

monochromatic

#131A05 #2E3E0B #557215 #7CA61F #A1D82A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#557215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#557215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557215

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557215	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)

#786A00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 114, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.120 126.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889a5b',
    500: '#557215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557215;
$custom-light: #889a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.71,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5112,
    "c": 0.1205,
    "h": 126.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557215

secondary

#5D3BA8

accent

#3CEC73

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557215

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

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