#557240

Color #557240

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class lime-800 #3c6300 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#557240

RGB

rgb(85, 114, 64)

HSL

hsl(94.8, 28.1%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.8, 43.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 43.9%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.71, -20.34, 24.35)

LCH

lch(44.71, 31.73, 129.87)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0816, 133.11)

HWB

hwb(94.8, 25.1%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4072

Analogous

#6e7240

#557240

#407244

Triadic

#557240

#405572

#724055

Split-complementary

#557240

#444072

#72406e

Tetradic

#557240

#40725d

#5d4072

#724055

Square

#557240

#406e72

#5d4072

#724440

Shades

Color #557240 mixed toward black.

#475f35

#394c2b

#2a3920

#1c2615

#0e130b

Tints

Color #557240 mixed toward white.

#6f9554

#8baf71

#a8c395

#c5d7b8

#e2ebdc

Tones

Color #557240 mixed toward gray.

#566e44

#566a48

#57654c

#586151

#585d55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636350 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#615f53 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#575a5c · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #557240;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557240]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#557240 (#557240) is rgb(85, 114, 64) in RGB.

No, #557240 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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