#55AA38#55AA38
#55AA38 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.171 H 138.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55AA38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 170, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 50%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 67.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.48, -46.77, 49.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.48, 67.80, 133.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% -0.1288 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.171 138.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8342, 30.9649, 8.7250) |
| Luminance | 0.3097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 1.99
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 2.78
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.46
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.73
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.90
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55AA38 #8D38AA
analogous
#8EAA38 #55AA38 #38AA54
triadic
#55AA38 #3855AA #AA3855
tetradic
#55AA38 #388EAA #8D38AA #AA5438
square
#55AA38 #388EAA #8D38AA #AA5438
split-complementary
#55AA38 #5438AA #AA388E
monochromatic
#274E1A #3E7C29 #55AA38 #74C857 #9AD785
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#55AA38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#55AA38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55AA38
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55AA38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55AA38 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EA493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55aa38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 170, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.171 138.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc474',
500: '#55aa38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55aa38; $custom-light: #8cc474; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55aa38",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 170,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.737,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66089,
"c": 0.17117,
"h": 138.8
},
"luminance": 0.30966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55AA38
secondary
#B07DC1
accent
#4EDAB6
background
#F9FCF7
surface
#F1F8ED
border
#CBD1C8
text
#0D1309
muted
#7E827B