#556511#556511

#556511 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.106 H 120.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556511
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(71, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(71, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, -17.97, 41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 45.38, 113.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% -0.0535 0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.106 120.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5013, 11.2792, 2.2594)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556511 #211165

analogous

#654B11 #556511 #2B6511

triadic

#556511 #115565 #651155

tetradic

#556511 #11654B #211165 #65112B

square

#556511 #11654B #211165 #65112B

split-complementary

#556511 #112B65 #4B1165

monochromatic

#161A04 #293108 #556511 #81991A #ADCE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#556511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#556511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556511

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556511	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.106 120.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889058',
    500: '#556511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556511;
$custom-light: #889058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.429,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47704,
    "c": 0.10579,
    "h": 120.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556511

secondary

#49359D

accent

#3AEE5C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556511

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

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