Information about #559C16 color

#559C16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#559C16 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 156, 22) — 33.3% red, 61.2% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 0 / 53 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively yellow-green, #559C16 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Kakapo (#5C9625). Nearby in the Register you will also find Limeade (#5F9727) and Bitter Lime (#648C11).

The recipe behind #559C16 is rgb(85, 156, 22), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#559C16 color variations

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#559C16 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #559C16

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Leaf Green color link
Leaf Green

#5CA904

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Grass Green color link
Grass Green

#3F9B0B

Grassy Green color link
Grassy Green

#419C03

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

#559C16 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#559C16
  • RGB85, 156, 22
  • CMYK28, 0, 53, 39
  • HSL92°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise91.791°, 75.281%, 34.902%
  • HSV92°, 86%, 61%
  • HSB92°, 86%, 61%
  • HEX ID559C16
  • DECIMAL ID5610518
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
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