#559e5e

Color #559e5e

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#559e5e

RGB

rgb(85, 158, 94)

HSL

hsl(127.4, 30%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.4, 46.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 40.5%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.15, -36.84, 26.54)

LCH

lch(59.15, 45.4, 144.23)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1197, 146.72)

HWB

hwb(127.4, 33.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e5595

Analogous

#709e55

#559e5e

#559e82

Triadic

#559e5e

#5e559e

#9e5e55

Split-complementary

#559e5e

#82559e

#9e5570

Tetradic

#559e5e

#55959e

#9e5595

#9e5e55

Square

#559e5e

#55709e

#9e5595

#9e8255

Shades

Color #559e5e mixed toward black.

#47834e

#39693f

#2a4f2f

#1c351f

#0e1a10

Tints

Color #559e5e mixed toward white.

#6eb176

#8bc192

#a8d0ad

#c5e0c8

#e2efe4

Tones

Color #559e5e mixed toward gray.

#5b9863

#619267

#678c6c

#6d8670

#737f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7c72 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#777176 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#5a7f81 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #559e5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#559e5e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#559e5e (#559e5e) is rgb(85, 158, 94) in RGB.

No, #559e5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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