#556611#556611

#556611 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.107 H 120.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556611
RGB	rgb(85, 102, 17)
HSL	hsl(72, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(72, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, -18.51, 41.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 45.86, 113.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% -0.055 0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.107 120.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5990, 11.4745, 2.2920)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556611 #221166

analogous

#664C11 #556611 #2A6611

triadic

#556611 #115566 #661155

tetradic

#556611 #11664C #221166 #66112A

square

#556611 #11664C #221166 #66112A

split-complementary

#556611 #112A66 #4C1166

monochromatic

#161A04 #293208 #556611 #819A1A #ACCF22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#556611 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#556611 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556611

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556611	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556611	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B5F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556611;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 102, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.107 120.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889158',
    500: '#556611',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556611;
$custom-light: #889158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556611",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47964,
    "c": 0.10706,
    "h": 120.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556611

secondary

#4A359E

accent

#3AEE5E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556611

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

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