#559E2E#559E2E
#559E2E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.163 H 136.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 158, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.58, -42.75, 49.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.58, 65.08, 131.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.87% -0.1186 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.87% 0.163 136.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4658, 26.5812, 6.8473) |
| Luminance | 0.2658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.14
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.20
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.43
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.28
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.40
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559E2E #772E9E
analogous
#8D9E2E #559E2E #2E9E3F
triadic
#559E2E #2E559E #9E2E55
tetradic
#559E2E #2E8D9E #772E9E #9E3F2E
square
#559E2E #2E8D9E #772E9E #9E3F2E
split-complementary
#559E2E #3F2E9E #9E2E8D
monochromatic
#223F12 #3C6F20 #559E2E #70C841 #94D671
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#559E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#559E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559E2E
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559E2E | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3911C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519888
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 158, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.163 136.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbb6d',
500: '#559e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559e2e; $custom-light: #8bbb6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 158,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.107,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62867,
"c": 0.16272,
"h": 136.8
},
"luminance": 0.26582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559E2E
secondary
#A06BBD
accent
#4ADEAA
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0D1207
muted
#7D817A