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#559043 color: Fern

#559043 is rgb(85, 144, 67) in RGB and oklch(59.447% 0.1259 138.824) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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106°
100%

59.4%
0.126
139°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • emerald-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #559043

#559043 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 139°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.85:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fern (#548d44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #559043 mixed with white

  1. 559043
  2. 669b56
  3. 77a669
  4. 87b17b
  5. 98bc8e
  6. a9c7a0
  7. bad2b3
  8. cbddc6
  9. dce9d9
  10. edf4ec

Darker: #559043 mixed with black

  1. 559043
  2. 497d39
  3. 3d6a2f
  4. 315726
  5. 26451d
  6. 1c3414
  7. 11240c
  8. 081505
  9. 020701
  10. 000100

Calmer: #559043 with less saturation

  1. 559043
  2. 5a8e4a
  3. 5f8d51
  4. 638b58
  5. 688a5e
  6. 6c8864
  7. 708669
  8. 73846f
  9. 778274
  10. 7b8079

Questions about #559043

What color is #559043?

#559043 is soft green. The closest named color is Fern. In RGB it is rgb(85, 144, 67), in HSL hsl(105.97, 36.49%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.447% 0.1259 138.824).

What colors go well with #559043?

The complementary color of #559043 is #9e64ae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85840b and #009671. The triadic partners are #4e7ec9 and #be5c61.

Is white or black text more readable on #559043?

White text reads better on #559043: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559043 a warm or cool color?

#559043 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 139 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.126.