#559C2B#559C2B
#559C2B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.162 H 136.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 156, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 0%, 72.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.92, -42.16, 49.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.92, 65.06, 130.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% -0.1172 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.162 136.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0704, 25.8817, 6.4339) |
| Luminance | 0.2588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 2.87
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 2.97
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.62
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.78
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.90
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559C2B #722B9C
analogous
#8E9C2B #559C2B #2B9C3A
triadic
#559C2B #2B559C #9C2B55
tetradic
#559C2B #2B8E9C #722B9C #9C3A2B
square
#559C2B #2B8E9C #722B9C #9C3A2B
split-complementary
#559C2B #3A2B9C #9C2B8E
monochromatic
#213C11 #3B6C1E #559C2B #70C93B #93D66B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#559C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#559C2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559C2B
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559C2B | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18F18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988936
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#529686
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 156, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.162 136.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bba6c',
500: '#559c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559c2b; $custom-light: #8bba6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 156,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 97.699,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62318,
"c": 0.16213,
"h": 136.3
},
"luminance": 0.25883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559C2B
secondary
#9D66BD
accent
#48E0A7
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0C1107
muted
#7D807A