#556239#556239

#556239 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.064 H 123.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556239
RGB	rgb(85, 98, 57)
HSL	hsl(79, 26%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(79, 42%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 41.8%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, -12.65, 21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 25.12, 120.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% -0.0348 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.064 123.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8525, 10.9620, 5.5196)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556239 #463962

analogous

#625A39 #556239 #406239

triadic

#556239 #395562 #623955

tetradic

#556239 #39625A #463962 #623940

square

#556239 #39625A #463962 #623940

split-complementary

#556239 #394062 #5A3962

monochromatic

#12150C #333B22 #556239 #778950 #96A96C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#556239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#556239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556239

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556239	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 98, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.064 123.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858e70',
    500: '#556239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556239;
$custom-light: #858e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.024,
    "s": 26.452,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47415,
    "c": 0.06353,
    "h": 123.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556239

secondary

#736592

accent

#65C383

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFF0EC

border

#CACBC7

text

#0B0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556239

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

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