#55A119#55A119
#55A119 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.178 H 135.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55A119 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 161, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 73%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 84%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.2%, 0%, 84.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, -45.25, 56.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 72.62, 128.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.52% -0.1266 0.1246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.52% 0.178 135.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6662, 27.4902, 5.3474) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 1.39
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 2.64
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 2.97
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.03
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.52
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55A119 #6519A1
analogous
#99A119 #55A119 #19A121
triadic
#55A119 #1955A1 #A11955
tetradic
#55A119 #1999A1 #6519A1 #A12119
square
#55A119 #1999A1 #6519A1 #A12119
split-complementary
#55A119 #2119A1 #A11999
monochromatic
#1D3709 #396C11 #55A119 #71D621 #92E450
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#55A119 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#55A119 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #55A119
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55A119 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55A119 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#529B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55a119; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 161, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.178 135.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dbd64',
500: '#55a119',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55a119; $custom-light: #8dbd64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55a119",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 161,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 93.529,
"s": 73.118,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6352,
"c": 0.17762,
"h": 135.5
},
"luminance": 0.27491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55A119
secondary
#924FC6
accent
#38F09F
background
#F9FBF6
surface
#F1F7EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0D1206
muted
#7E817A