#559C3B#559C3B
#559C3B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.150 H 138.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 156, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 62%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 0%, 62.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, -40.73, 42.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 59.16, 133.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.47% -0.1122 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.47% 0.15 138.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4236, 26.0230, 8.2943) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.40
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.56
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.69
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 4.31
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 4.47
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559C3B #823B9C
analogous
#859C3B #559C3B #3B9C52
triadic
#559C3B #3B559C #9C3B55
tetradic
#559C3B #3B859C #823B9C #9C523B
square
#559C3B #3B859C #823B9C #9C523B
split-complementary
#559C3B #523B9C #9C3B85
monochromatic
#254319 #3D702A #559C3B #72BF55 #97D082
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#559C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#559C3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559C3B
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559C3B | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18F30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#509787
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 156, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.150 138.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aba75',
500: '#559c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559c3b; $custom-light: #8aba75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 156,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 103.918,
"s": 45.116,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62471,
"c": 0.15028,
"h": 138.3
},
"luminance": 0.26024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559C3B
secondary
#A879B9
accent
#53D5B2
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1108
muted
#7D807B