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#557f16 color: Emerald Clear Green

#557f16 is rgb(85, 127, 22) in RGB and oklch(54.545% 0.13689 129.898) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

54.5%
0.137
130°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #557f16

#557f16 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 130°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green (#4f8129). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #557f16 mixed with white

  1. 557f16
  2. 658c36
  3. 75984e
  4. 85a565
  5. 96b27b
  6. a7be90
  7. b8cba6
  8. c9d8bc
  9. dbe5d2
  10. edf2e8

Darker: #557f16 mixed with black

  1. 557f16
  2. 496e12
  3. 3d5d0d
  4. 314c09
  5. 263c06
  6. 1c2d03
  7. 111f02
  8. 081101
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #557f16 with less saturation

  1. 557f16
  2. 587e27
  3. 5b7d33
  4. 5e7b3d
  5. 607a45
  6. 63784d
  7. 667755
  8. 68755c
  9. 6b7463
  10. 6e726a

Questions about #557f16

What color is #557f16?

#557f16 is bright lime. The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green. In RGB it is rgb(85, 127, 22), in HSL hsl(84, 70.47%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.545% 0.13689 129.898).

What colors go well with #557f16?

The complementary color of #557f16 is #8856ab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #837000 and #008753. The triadic partners are #2073bc and #b0485e.

Is white or black text more readable on #557f16?

White text reads better on #557f16: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #557f16 a warm or cool color?

#557f16 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.137.