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#559456 color: Ineffable Forest

#559456 is rgb(85, 148, 86) in RGB and oklch(60.795% 0.1126 144.366) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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121°
100%

60.8%
0.113
144°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #559456

#559456 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 144°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ineffable Forest (#4f9153). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #559456 mixed with white

  1. 559456
  2. 669f66
  3. 77a977
  4. 88b487
  5. 99be98
  6. aac9a9
  7. bad4ba
  8. cbdfcb
  9. dce9dc
  10. eef4ed

Darker: #559456 mixed with black

  1. 559456
  2. 49804a
  3. 3d6d3e
  4. 315a32
  5. 264827
  6. 1c361c
  7. 112612
  8. 081608
  9. 020802
  10. 000100

Calmer: #559456 with less saturation

  1. 559456
  2. 5b925b
  3. 609160
  4. 658f65
  5. 6a8e69
  6. 6e8c6e
  7. 728a72
  8. 778876
  9. 7b867a
  10. 7f847e

Questions about #559456

What color is #559456?

#559456 is soft green. The closest named color is Ineffable Forest. In RGB it is rgb(85, 148, 86), in HSL hsl(120.95, 27.04%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.795% 0.1126 144.366).

What colors go well with #559456?

The complementary color of #559456 is #a46aa8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #818a31 and #0f987e. The triadic partners are #6081c6 and #bd6661.

Is white or black text more readable on #559456?

White text reads better on #559456: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559456 a warm or cool color?

#559456 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 144 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.113.