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#559c4e color: Golf Course

#559c4e is rgb(85, 156, 78) in RGB and oklch(62.724% 0.13293 142.01) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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115°
100%

62.7%
0.133
142°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #559c4e

#559c4e is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 142°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Golf Course (#5a9e4b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #559c4e mixed with white

  1. 559c4e
  2. 67a660
  3. 78b072
  4. 89ba83
  5. 9ac494
  6. aacea6
  7. bbd7b7
  8. cce1c9
  9. ddebdb
  10. eef5ed

Darker: #559c4e mixed with black

  1. 559c4e
  2. 498743
  3. 3d7338
  4. 315f2d
  5. 264c23
  6. 1c3919
  7. 11280f
  8. 081807
  9. 020902
  10. 000100

Calmer: #559c4e with less saturation

  1. 559c4e
  2. 5b9a55
  3. 61995c
  4. 679762
  5. 6c9568
  6. 72936e
  7. 769173
  8. 7b8f79
  9. 808d7e
  10. 848a83

Questions about #559c4e

What color is #559c4e?

#559c4e is soft green. The closest named color is Golf Course. In RGB it is rgb(85, 156, 78), in HSL hsl(114.62, 33.33%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.724% 0.13293 142.01).

What colors go well with #559c4e?

The complementary color of #559c4e is #ad6bb8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b8f15 and #00a17f. The triadic partners are #5b86d8 and #cc6463.

Is white or black text more readable on #559c4e?

White text reads better on #559c4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559c4e a warm or cool color?

#559c4e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 142 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.133.