#557316#557316

#557316 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.121 H 126.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557316
RGB	rgb(85, 115, 22)
HSL	hsl(79, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(79, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 0%, 80.9%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, -24.95, 44.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 50.74, 119.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% -0.0721 0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.121 126.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.0219, 14.2505, 2.9815)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557316 #341673

analogous

#736316 #557316 #277316

triadic

#557316 #165573 #731655

tetradic

#557316 #167363 #341673 #731627

square

#557316 #167363 #341673 #731627

split-complementary

#557316 #162773 #631673

monochromatic

#131A05 #2F400C #557316 #7BA620 #A0D72D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#557316 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#557316 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557316

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557316	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557316	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	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: #557316;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 115, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.121 126.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889b5c',
    500: '#557316',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557316;
$custom-light: #889b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557316",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.355,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51389,
    "c": 0.12127,
    "h": 126.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557316

secondary

#5F3CA9

accent

#3DEB75

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557316

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

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