#55B480#55B480

#55B480 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.119 H 157.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55B480
RGB	rgb(85, 180, 128)
HSL	hsl(147, 39%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(147, 53%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 0%, 28.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.62, -40.26, 18.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.62, 44.16, 155.72°)
OKLab	oklab(69.81% -0.1101 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(69.81% 0.119 157.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9619, 36.1303, 26.1290)
Luminance	0.3613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55B480 #B45589

analogous

#5AB455 #55B480 #55B4B0

triadic

#55B480 #8055B4 #B48055

tetradic

#55B480 #555AB4 #B45589 #B4B055

square

#55B480 #555AB4 #B45589 #B4B055

split-complementary

#55B480 #B055B4 #B4555A

monochromatic

#2C6345 #3E8D62 #55B480 #7FC7A0 #AAD9BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.55

#55B480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.23

#55B480 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55B480

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55B480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55B480	1.00	2.55	8.23	8.23
#FFFFFF	2.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3A87D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A59E83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39B3A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55b480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 180, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.119 157.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ccba5',
    500: '#55b480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55b480;
$custom-light: #8ccba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55b480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 147.158,
    "s": 38.776,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69813,
    "c": 0.11941,
    "h": 157.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55B480

secondary

#C79EB4

accent

#5999CF

background

#F8FCFA

surface

#F0F8F4

border

#CBD1CE

text

#0D130F

muted

#7D827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55B480

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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