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#559d83 color: Wintergreen Shadow

#559d83 is rgb(85, 157, 131) in RGB and oklch(64.13% 0.08333 168.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

64.1%
0.083
168°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #559d83

#559d83 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintergreen Shadow (#4f9e81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #559d83 mixed with white

  1. 559d83
  2. 67a78f
  3. 79b09b
  4. 8abaa7
  5. 9ac4b3
  6. abcdbf
  7. bcd7cc
  8. cde1d8
  9. ddebe5
  10. eef5f2

Darker: #559d83 mixed with black

  1. 559d83
  2. 498871
  3. 3d7360
  4. 315f4f
  5. 264c3f
  6. 1c3a2f
  7. 112820
  8. 081812
  9. 020906
  10. 000101

Calmer: #559d83 with less saturation

  1. 559d83
  2. 5c9b84
  3. 639a85
  4. 699886
  5. 6f9787
  6. 749588
  7. 7a9389
  8. 7f928a
  9. 83908b
  10. 888e8b

Questions about #559d83

What color is #559d83?

#559d83 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Wintergreen Shadow. In RGB it is rgb(85, 157, 131), in HSL hsl(158.33, 29.75%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.13% 0.08333 168.191).

What colors go well with #559d83?

The complementary color of #559d83 is #b37895. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #739967 and #459c9f. The triadic partners are #8a85bd and #b67d5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #559d83?

Black text reads better on #559d83: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559d83 a warm or cool color?

#559d83 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.083.