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#559b74 color: Sea Cabbage

#559b74 is rgb(85, 155, 116) in RGB and oklch(63.231% 0.09304 157.871) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

63.2%
0.093
158°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • teal-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #559b74

#559b74 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Cabbage (#519d76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #559b74 mixed with white

  1. 559b74
  2. 67a581
  3. 78af8e
  4. 89b99c
  5. 9ac3aa
  6. abcdb7
  7. bbd7c5
  8. cce1d4
  9. ddebe2
  10. eef5f0

Darker: #559b74 mixed with black

  1. 559b74
  2. 498664
  3. 3d7254
  4. 315e45
  5. 264b37
  6. 1c3929
  7. 11281b
  8. 08180f
  9. 020905
  10. 000101

Calmer: #559b74 with less saturation

  1. 559b74
  2. 5c9976
  3. 629879
  4. 68967b
  5. 6d957d
  6. 73937f
  7. 789181
  8. 7c8f83
  9. 818d86
  10. 858c88

Questions about #559b74

What color is #559b74?

#559b74 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Sea Cabbage. In RGB it is rgb(85, 155, 116), in HSL hsl(146.57, 29.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.231% 0.09304 157.871).

What colors go well with #559b74?

The complementary color of #559b74 is #af749e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7a9556 and #369c94. The triadic partners are #7c84c2 and #ba7560.

Is white or black text more readable on #559b74?

White text reads better on #559b74: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559b74 a warm or cool color?

#559b74 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.093.