#55BB57#55BB57
#55BB57 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.168 H 143.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55BB57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 187, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(121, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(121, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 0%, 53.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, -50.02, 41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 64.94, 140.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.84% -0.1359 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.84% 0.168 143.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2357, 38.1581, 15.1558) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.61
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 3.81
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 3.85
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.03
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 4.06
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55BB57 #BB55B9
analogous
#86BB55 #55BB57 #55BB8A
triadic
#55BB57 #5755BB #BB5755
tetradic
#55BB57 #5586BB #BB55B9 #BB8A55
square
#55BB57 #5586BB #BB55B9 #BB8A55
split-complementary
#55BB57 #8A55BB #BB5586
monochromatic
#2B6B2C #3C973E #55BB57 #81CC82 #ACDEAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#55BB57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#55BB57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55BB57
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55BB57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55BB57 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45B6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55bb57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 187, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.168 143.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd089',
500: '#55bb57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55bb57; $custom-light: #8dd089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55bb57",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 187,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 121.176,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70843,
"c": 0.16821,
"h": 143.9
},
"luminance": 0.3816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55BB57
secondary
#CCA0CB
accent
#55D0D3
background
#F9FCF8
surface
#F1F9F0
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7E827D