#559B3E#559B3E
#559B3E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.146 H 138.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 155, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 60%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.2%, 0%, 60%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.77, -39.98, 41.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.77, 57.39, 134.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% -0.1099 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.146 138.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3366, 25.7208, 8.6603) |
| Luminance | 0.2572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.21
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.24
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.86
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.22
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.66
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559B3E #843E9B
analogous
#849B3E #559B3E #3E9B55
triadic
#559B3E #3E559B #9B3E55
tetradic
#559B3E #3E849B #843E9B #9B553E
square
#559B3E #3E849B #843E9B #9B553E
split-complementary
#559B3E #553E9B #9B3E84
monochromatic
#25441B #3D6F2D #559B3E #72BD59 #97CE85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#559B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#559B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559B3E
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559B3E | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#509687
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 155, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.146 138.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ab977',
500: '#559b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559b3e; $custom-light: #8ab977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 155,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 105.161,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62246,
"c": 0.14635,
"h": 138.7
},
"luminance": 0.25722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559B3E
secondary
#AA7CB9
accent
#55D3B4
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1109
muted
#7D807B