#557916#557916

#557916 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.129 H 128.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557916
RGB	rgb(85, 121, 22)
HSL	hsl(82, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 0%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, -27.89, 45.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 53.78, 121.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% -0.0801 0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.129 128.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7285, 15.6637, 3.2171)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557916 #3A1679

analogous

#796B16 #557916 #237916

triadic

#557916 #165579 #791655

tetradic

#557916 #16796B #3A1679 #791623

square

#557916 #16796B #3A1679 #791623

split-complementary

#557916 #162379 #6B1679

monochromatic

#121A05 #31450D #557916 #79AD1F #9CD930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#557916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#557916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557916

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557916	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 121, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.129 128.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a05d',
    500: '#557916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557916;
$custom-light: #89a05d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.818,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52965,
    "c": 0.12912,
    "h": 128.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557916

secondary

#663DAE

accent

#3CEC7C

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557916

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

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