#559D40#559D40
#559D40 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.147 H 139.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 157, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(106, 59%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.9%, 0%, 59.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.43, -40.61, 40.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.43, 57.70, 134.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.79% -0.1115 0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.79% 0.147 139.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7281, 26.4143, 9.0665) |
| Luminance | 0.2641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 2.87
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.15
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.21
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 3.85
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.07
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559D40 #88409D
analogous
#839D40 #559D40 #409D5A
triadic
#559D40 #40559D #9D4055
tetradic
#559D40 #40839D #88409D #9D5A40
square
#559D40 #40839D #88409D #9D5A40
split-complementary
#559D40 #5A409D #9D4083
monochromatic
#26461D #3D722E #559D40 #73BD5D #98CF89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#559D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#559D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559D40
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559D40 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F9889
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 157, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.147 139.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aba78',
500: '#559d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559d40; $custom-light: #8aba78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 157,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 106.452,
"s": 42.081,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62791,
"c": 0.14739,
"h": 139.2
},
"luminance": 0.26415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559D40
secondary
#AC7FB9
accent
#56D2B6
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F6ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0C1209
muted
#7D817B