#55C561#55C561
#55C561 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.173 H 145.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C561 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 197, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 57%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 50.8%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -52.56, 40.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 66.34, 142.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% -0.1424 0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.173 145.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8687, 42.7246, 18.1904) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.88
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.94
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.20
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.73
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C561 #C555B9
analogous
#81C555 #55C561 #55C599
triadic
#55C561 #6155C5 #C56155
tetradic
#55C561 #5581C5 #C555B9 #C59955
square
#55C561 #5581C5 #C555B9 #C59955
split-complementary
#55C561 #9955C5 #C55581
monochromatic
#297731 #38A544 #55C561 #83D58B #B0E4B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#55C561 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#55C561 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C561
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C561 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C561 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AB68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3FC1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c561; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 197, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.173 145.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd790',
500: '#55c561',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c561; $custom-light: #8fd790; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c561",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 197,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.429,
"s": 49.123,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7354,
"c": 0.17269,
"h": 145.6
},
"luminance": 0.42727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C561
secondary
#D2A3CD
accent
#4FCAD9
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FAF0
border
#CCD3CB
text
#0D140D
muted
#7E837D