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#559e00 color: Lawn Green

#559e00 is rgb(85, 158, 0) in RGB and oklch(62.656% 0.18077 134.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

62.7%
0.181
134°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Forest green
  • lime-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #559e00

#559e00 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.181 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lawn Green (#4da409). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #559e00 mixed with white

  1. 559e00
  2. 66a834
  3. 77b250
  4. 88bc67
  5. 99c67e
  6. aacf94
  7. bbd9a9
  8. cbe3bf
  9. ddecd4
  10. eef6e9

Darker: #559e00 mixed with black

  1. 559e00
  2. 498900
  3. 3d7400
  4. 316000
  5. 264d00
  6. 1c3a00
  7. 112900
  8. 081800
  9. 020900
  10. 000100

Calmer: #559e00 with less saturation

  1. 559e00
  2. 5b9c25
  3. 619a37
  4. 679845
  5. 6c9651
  6. 71945c
  7. 769265
  8. 7b906f
  9. 7f8d77
  10. 848b80

Questions about #559e00

What color is #559e00?

#559e00 is bright lime. The closest named color is Lawn Green. In RGB it is rgb(85, 158, 0), in HSL hsl(87.72, 100%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.656% 0.18077 134.304).

What colors go well with #559e00?

The complementary color of #559e00 is #af60d2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #988b00 and #00a46e. The triadic partners are #2688f1 and #df4d66.

Is white or black text more readable on #559e00?

White text reads better on #559e00: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #559e00 a warm or cool color?

#559e00 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.181.