#556515#556515

#556515 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.103 H 120.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556515
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 21)
HSL	hsl(72, 66%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 79.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, -17.77, 40.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 44.03, 113.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% -0.0526 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.103 120.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5355, 11.2928, 2.4394)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556515 #251565

analogous

#654D15 #556515 #2D6515

triadic

#556515 #155565 #651555

tetradic

#556515 #15654D #251565 #65152D

square

#556515 #15654D #251565 #65152D

split-complementary

#556515 #152D65 #4D1565

monochromatic

#151905 #2A320A #556515 #809820 #AACA2A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#556515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#556515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556515

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556515	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F04

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.103 120.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889059',
    500: '#556515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556515;
$custom-light: #889059;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47729,
    "c": 0.10346,
    "h": 120.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556515

secondary

#4D3A9C

accent

#3FE961

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556515

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

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