#559F2E#559F2E
#559F2E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.164 H 136.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #559F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 159, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.5%, 0%, 71.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.90, -43.17, 49.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.90, 65.60, 131.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.13% -0.1197 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.13% 0.164 136.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6371, 26.9238, 6.9044) |
| Luminance | 0.2692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.21
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.23
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.23
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.09
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.12
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#559F2E #782E9F
analogous
#8D9F2E #559F2E #2E9F3F
triadic
#559F2E #2E559F #9F2E55
tetradic
#559F2E #2E8D9F #782E9F #9F3F2E
square
#559F2E #2E8D9F #782E9F #9F3F2E
split-complementary
#559F2E #3F2E9F #9F2E8D
monochromatic
#224013 #3C7020 #559F2E #70C842 #94D671
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#559F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#559F2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #559F2E
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##559F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##559F2E | 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)
#A4921C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519989
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #559f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 159, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.164 136.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbc6d',
500: '#559f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #559f2e; $custom-light: #8bbc6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#559f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 159,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.292,
"s": 55.122,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63129,
"c": 0.16401,
"h": 136.9
},
"luminance": 0.26925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#559F2E
secondary
#A16BBE
accent
#49DEAB
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F6EC
border
#CBD0C7
text
#0D1207
muted
#7D817A