#556151#556151

#556151 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.029 H 137.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556151
RGB	rgb(85, 97, 81)
HSL	hsl(105, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(105, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 16.5%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, -8.02, 7.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 11.04, 136.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% -0.0217 0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.029 137.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5059, 11.0746, 9.4198)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556151 #5D5161

analogous

#5D6151 #556151 #516155

triadic

#556151 #515561 #615155

tetradic

#556151 #515D61 #5D5161 #615551

square

#556151 #515D61 #5D5161 #615551

split-complementary

#556151 #555161 #61515D

monochromatic

#1B1E19 #384035 #556151 #72826D #91A08D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#556151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#556151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556151

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556151	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605D52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55605C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 97, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.029 137.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858d81',
    500: '#556151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556151;
$custom-light: #858d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47731,
    "c": 0.02923,
    "h": 137.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556151

secondary

#8B7F8E

accent

#76B2A3

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #556151

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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