#557221#557221

#557221 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.113 H 127.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557221
RGB	rgb(85, 114, 33)
HSL	hsl(81, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(81, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 71.1%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, -23.75, 39.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 46.25, 120.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% -0.0679 0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.113 127.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0382, 14.0755, 3.6265)
Luminance	0.1408 (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

#557221 #3E2172

analogous

#726721 #557221 #2D7221

triadic

#557221 #215572 #722155

tetradic

#557221 #217267 #3E2172 #72212D

square

#557221 #217267 #3E2172 #72212D

split-complementary

#557221 #212D72 #672172

monochromatic

#121807 #324313 #557221 #78A12F #9AC944

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#557221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#557221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557221

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557221	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586D62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 114, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.113 127.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889a61',
    500: '#557221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557221;
$custom-light: #889a61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.481,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5121,
    "c": 0.11265,
    "h": 127.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557221

secondary

#6A49A5

accent

#49DE7F

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2EA

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0C0E05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557221

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

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