Information about #559F2D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #559F2D reads as a confidently colored chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Kakapo (#5C9625). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Limeade (#5F9727) and Grass (#5CAC2D).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(85, 159, 45)), which gives #559F2D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #559F2D: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #559F2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#559F2D color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#559F2D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#559F2D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#559F2D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#559F2D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#559F2D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #559F2D color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #559F2D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5C9625
#5F9727
#5CAC2D
#5F9228
#5E8C31
#5B8930
#40A829
#61B329
#50A743
#6AA121
#638B27
#5CA345
#559F2D color backgrounds & wallpapers
Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.
Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#559F2D
- RGB85, 159, 45
- CMYK29, 0, 45, 38
- CSSrgb(85, 159, 45)
- HSL99°, 56%, 40%
- HSL Precise98.947°, 55.882%, 40%
- HSV99°, 72%, 62%
- HSB99°, 72%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.624, 0.176)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.624, 0.176, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.624, 0.176)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID559F2D
- DECIMAL ID5611309
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers314 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
