#55AA1E#55AA1E
#55AA1E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.186 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55AA1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 170, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 82%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 82.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.32, -48.56, 58.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.32, 75.71, 129.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.9% -0.1352 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.186 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3549, 30.7732, 6.2007) |
| Luminance | 0.3077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 1.34
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 1.94
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.07
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.09
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 3.68
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55AA1E #731EAA
analogous
#9BAA1E #55AA1E #1EAA2D
triadic
#55AA1E #1E55AA #AA1E55
tetradic
#55AA1E #1E9BAA #731EAA #AA2D1E
square
#55AA1E #1E9BAA #731EAA #AA2D1E
split-complementary
#55AA1E #2D1EAA #AA1E9B
monochromatic
#21420C #3B7615 #55AA1E #70DA2C #93E360
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#55AA1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#55AA1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55AA1E
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55AA1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55AA1E | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09B00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5942F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#50A491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55aa1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 170, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.186 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc467',
500: '#55aa1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55aa1e; $custom-light: #8dc467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55aa1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 170,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 96.429,
"s": 70,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65904,
"c": 0.18619,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.30774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55AA1E
secondary
#9D5CC7
accent
#3BEDA7
background
#F9FCF6
surface
#F1F8EB
border
#CBD1C6
text
#0D1307
muted
#7E827A