#557315#557315

#557315 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.122 H 126.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557315
RGB	rgb(85, 115, 21)
HSL	hsl(79, 69%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(79, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 0%, 81.7%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, -25.00, 44.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 51.05, 119.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% -0.0723 0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.122 126.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.0125, 14.2467, 2.9317)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557315 #331573

analogous

#736215 #557315 #267315

triadic

#557315 #155573 #731555

tetradic

#557315 #157362 #331573 #731526

square

#557315 #157362 #331573 #731526

split-complementary

#557315 #152673 #621573

monochromatic

#131A05 #2F3F0C #557315 #7BA71E #A1D82A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#557315 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#557315 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557315

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557315	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557315	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796B00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596D62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557315;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 115, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.122 126.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889b5b',
    500: '#557315',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557315;
$custom-light: #889b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557315",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.149,
    "s": 69.118,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51383,
    "c": 0.12181,
    "h": 126.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557315

secondary

#5E3BA9

accent

#3CEC74

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557315

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

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