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#55601e color: Kirchner Green

#55601e is rgb(85, 96, 30) in RGB and oklch(46.516% 0.09013 118.13) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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70°
100%

46.5%
0.090
118°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #55601e

#55601e is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 118°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.82:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kirchner Green (#5c6116). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #55601e mixed with white

  1. 55601e
  2. 646f36
  3. 747e4c
  4. 848d62
  5. 959d77
  6. a5ad8d
  7. b7bda3
  8. c8cdba
  9. daded0
  10. eceee8

Darker: #55601e mixed with black

  1. 55601e
  2. 495219
  3. 3d4513
  4. 31380e
  5. 262c09
  6. 1c2005
  7. 111503
  8. 080a01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55601e with less saturation

  1. 55601e
  2. 556027
  3. 565f2e
  4. 565e35
  5. 565e3b
  6. 575d40
  7. 575c46
  8. 585c4b
  9. 585b50
  10. 595a55

Questions about #55601e

What color is #55601e?

#55601e is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Kirchner Green. In RGB it is rgb(85, 96, 30), in HSL hsl(70, 52.38%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.516% 0.09013 118.13).

What colors go well with #55601e?

The complementary color of #55601e is #604d85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e560c and #32673c. The triadic partners are #1c6086 and #814259.

Is white or black text more readable on #55601e?

White text reads better on #55601e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55601e a warm or cool color?

#55601e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 118 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.09.