#255a39

Color #255a39

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 20.03 Nearest Tailwind class green-900 #0d542b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#255a39

RGB

rgb(37, 90, 57)

HSL

hsl(142.6, 41.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.6, 58.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 36.7%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(33.98, -26.16, 13.89)

LCH

lch(33.98, 29.62, 152.03)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0792, 153.86)

HWB

hwb(142.6, 14.5%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a2546

Analogous

#2c5a25

#255a39

#255a53

Triadic

#255a39

#39255a

#5a3925

Split-complementary

#255a39

#53255a

#5a252c

Tetradic

#255a39

#25465a

#5a2546

#5a3925

Square

#255a39

#252c5a

#5a2546

#5a5325

Shades

Color #255a39 mixed toward black.

#1f4b2f

#193c26

#132d1c

#0c1e13

#060f09

Tints

Color #255a39 mixed toward white.

#388756

#4ab472

#77c795

#a5dab9

#d2ecdc

Tones

Color #255a39 mixed toward gray.

#29563a

#2e513b

#324d3c

#37483d

#3b443e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424343 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#3f3b45 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#2a494b · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 21

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #255a39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#255a39]

Related colors

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#255a39 (#255a39) is rgb(37, 90, 57) in RGB.

No, #255a39 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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