#559F2C#559F2C
#559F2C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.165 H 136.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 159, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.5%, 0%, 72.3%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.89, -43.32, 50.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.89, 66.27, 130.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% -0.1203 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.165 136.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5986, 26.9084, 6.7016) |
| Luminance | 0.2691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.03
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.07
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.08
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.04
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.31
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559F2C #762C9F
analogous
#8E9F2C #559F2C #2C9F3D
triadic
#559F2C #2C559F #9F2C55
tetradic
#559F2C #2C8E9F #762C9F #9F3D2C
square
#559F2C #2C8E9F #762C9F #9F3D2C
split-complementary
#559F2C #3D2C9F #9F2C8E
monochromatic
#223F11 #3B6F1F #559F2C #70CA3E #94D76E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#559F2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#559F2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559F2C
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559F2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559F2C | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49219
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519988
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559f2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 159, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.165 136.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbc6c',
500: '#559f2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559f2c; $custom-light: #8bbc6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559f2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 159,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.609,
"s": 56.65,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63112,
"c": 0.16532,
"h": 136.7
},
"luminance": 0.26909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559F2C
secondary
#A069BE
accent
#48E0AA
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0D1207
muted
#7D817A