#559969#559969
#559969 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.101 H 152.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559969 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 153, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 29%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 44%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 31.4%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.78, -32.57, 18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.78, 37.55, 150.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% -0.0889 0.0472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.101 152) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6862, 25.7325, 17.3968) |
| Luminance | 0.2573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.27
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.49
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 4.67
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 5.54
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 5.80
Slate Green
#658D6D
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559969 #995585
analogous
#639955 #559969 #55998B
triadic
#559969 #695599 #996955
tetradic
#559969 #556399 #995585 #998B55
square
#559969 #556399 #995585 #998B55
split-complementary
#559969 #8B5599 #995563
monochromatic
#294A33 #3F724E #559969 #77B489 #9FCAAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#559969 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#559969 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559969
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559969 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559969 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998F66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F886C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48978C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559969; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 153, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.101 152.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b794',
500: '#559969',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559969; $custom-light: #88b794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559969",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 153,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.647,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62464,
"c": 0.10068,
"h": 152
},
"luminance": 0.25734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559969
secondary
#B793AC
accent
#63A8C5
background
#F8FBF9
surface
#F0F6F1
border
#CBD0CB
text
#0C110D
muted
#7D807E