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#05552e color: Lemon Balm Green

#05552e is rgb(5, 85, 46) in RGB and oklch(39.574% 0.09613 154.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

39.6%
0.096
155°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-900
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #05552e

#05552e is a deep dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.95:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green (#005228). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #05552e mixed with white

  1. 05552e
  2. 296541
  3. 417554
  4. 598568
  5. 70967c
  6. 87a791
  7. 9eb8a6
  8. b6cabc
  9. cedbd2
  10. e6ede8

Darker: #05552e mixed with black

  1. 05552e
  2. 044927
  3. 033d1f
  4. 023118
  5. 012612
  6. 011c0b
  7. 001106
  8. 000802
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #05552e with less saturation

  1. 05552e
  2. 155431
  3. 1e5233
  4. 265136
  5. 2c5039
  6. 314e3b
  7. 364d3d
  8. 3b4b40
  9. 3f4a42
  10. 434844

Questions about #05552e

What color is #05552e?

#05552e is deep dark emerald. The closest named color is Lemon Balm Green. In RGB it is rgb(5, 85, 46), in HSL hsl(150.75, 88.89%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.574% 0.09613 154.558).

What colors go well with #05552e?

The complementary color of #05552e is #65305b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b4f04 and #00554c. The triadic partners are #384179 and #713021.

Is white or black text more readable on #05552e?

White text reads better on #05552e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #05552e a warm or cool color?

#05552e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.096.