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#559170 color: Green Weed

#559170 is rgb(85, 145, 112) in RGB and oklch(60.606% 0.08105 158.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

60.6%
0.081
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • teal-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #559170

#559170 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.7:1 contrast and black text 5.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Weed (#548f6f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #559170 mixed with white

  1. 559170
  2. 669c7d
  3. 77a68b
  4. 88b199
  5. 99bca7
  6. aac7b5
  7. bad2c4
  8. cbddd2
  9. dce8e1
  10. eef4f0

Darker: #559170 mixed with black

  1. 559170
  2. 497d60
  3. 3d6a51
  4. 315843
  5. 264635
  6. 1c3527
  7. 11251a
  8. 08150e
  9. 020704
  10. 000101

Calmer: #559170 with less saturation

  1. 559170
  2. 5b9072
  3. 608e74
  4. 658d76
  5. 698b77
  6. 6e8a79
  7. 72887b
  8. 76877d
  9. 7a857e
  10. 7e8380

Questions about #559170

What color is #559170?

#559170 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Green Weed. In RGB it is rgb(85, 145, 112), in HSL hsl(147, 26.09%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.606% 0.08105 158.676).

What colors go well with #559170?

The complementary color of #559170 is #a26f92. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #738c56 and #3e928c. The triadic partners are #777db2 and #ac715e.

Is white or black text more readable on #559170?

White text reads better on #559170: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and black gives 5.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559170 a warm or cool color?

#559170 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.081.