#556512#556512

#556512 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.105 H 120.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556512
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 18)
HSL	hsl(72, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(72, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 82.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, -17.93, 41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 45.06, 113.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% -0.0533 0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.105 120.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5093, 11.2824, 2.3016)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556512 #221265

analogous

#654B12 #556512 #2B6512

triadic

#556512 #125565 #651255

tetradic

#556512 #12654B #221265 #65122B

square

#556512 #12654B #221265 #65122B

split-complementary

#556512 #122B65 #4B1265

monochromatic

#161A05 #293109 #556512 #81991B #ACCD25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#556512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#556512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556512

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556512	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)

#6A5F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.105 120.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889058',
    500: '#556512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556512;
$custom-light: #889058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.566,
    "s": 69.748,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4771,
    "c": 0.10523,
    "h": 120.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556512

secondary

#4A369D

accent

#3BED5D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556512

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

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