#55C879#55C879
#55C879 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.154 H 151.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 200, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.5%, 0%, 39.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, -49.97, 29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 58.28, 149.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.7% -0.1353 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.7% 0.154 151.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8497, 44.6177, 25.2299) |
| Luminance | 0.4462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.41
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.29
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.26
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.30
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C879 #C855A4
analogous
#6AC855 #55C879 #55C8B3
triadic
#55C879 #7955C8 #C87955
tetradic
#55C879 #556AC8 #C855A4 #C8B355
square
#55C879 #556AC8 #C855A4 #C8B355
split-complementary
#55C879 #B355C8 #C8556A
monochromatic
#287B42 #37A95B #55C879 #83D79D #B1E6C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#55C879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#55C879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C879
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C879 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B973
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AE7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 200, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.154 151.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd9a0',
500: '#55c879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c879; $custom-light: #8fd9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c879",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 200,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.783,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74698,
"c": 0.15448,
"h": 151.2
},
"luminance": 0.4462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C879
secondary
#D4A5C5
accent
#4DAEDB
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F2FBF2
border
#CCD4CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837E