#559E2B#559E2B
#559E2B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.165 H 136.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 158, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.56, -42.98, 50.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.56, 66.09, 130.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.84% -0.1194 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.84% 0.165 136.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4088, 26.5584, 6.5467) |
| Luminance | 0.2656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 2.94
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 2.95
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.15
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.33
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.55
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559E2B #742B9E
analogous
#8F9E2B #559E2B #2B9E3B
triadic
#559E2B #2B559E #9E2B55
tetradic
#559E2B #2B8F9E #742B9E #9E3B2B
square
#559E2B #2B8F9E #742B9E #9E3B2B
split-complementary
#559E2B #3B2B9E #9E2B8F
monochromatic
#213E11 #3B6E1E #559E2B #70CA3C #93D76C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#559E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#559E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559E2B
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559E2B | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49117
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#529887
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 158, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.165 136.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbb6c',
500: '#559e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559e2b; $custom-light: #8bbb6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 158,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.087,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62842,
"c": 0.16469,
"h": 136.5
},
"luminance": 0.26559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559E2B
secondary
#9E67BE
accent
#47E0A9
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0D1207
muted
#7D817A