#556816#556816

#556816 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.107 H 122.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556816
RGB	rgb(85, 104, 22)
HSL	hsl(74, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(74, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 0%, 78.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, -19.31, 40.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 45.18, 115.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% -0.0567 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.107 122.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8416, 11.8898, 2.5881)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556816 #291668

analogous

#685216 #556816 #2C6816

triadic

#556816 #165568 #681655

tetradic

#556816 #166852 #291668 #68162C

square

#556816 #166852 #291668 #68162C

split-complementary

#556816 #162C68 #521668

monochromatic

#151905 #2C350B #556816 #7E9B21 #A8CD2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#556816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#556816 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556816

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556816	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 104, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.107 122.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88935a',
    500: '#556816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556816;
$custom-light: #88935a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.902,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48515,
    "c": 0.10677,
    "h": 122.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556816

secondary

#523B9F

accent

#40E867

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556816

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

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