#556911#556911

#556911 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.111 H 122.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#556911
RGBrgb(85, 105, 17)
HSLhsl(74, 72%, 24%)
HSVhsv(74, 84%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 83.8%, 58.8%)
CIE-LABlab(41.33, -20.09, 42.84)
CIE-LCHlch(41.33, 47.32, 115.13°)
OKLaboklab(48.74% -0.0593 0.0937)
OKLCHoklch(48.74% 0.111 122.3)
XYZxyz(8.8992, 12.0749, 2.3921)
Luminance0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#556911 #251169
analogous
#695111 #556911 #296911
triadic
#556911 #115569 #691155
tetradic
#556911 #116951 #251169 #691129
square
#556911 #116951 #251169 #691129
split-complementary
#556911 #112969 #511169
monochromatic
#151A04 #2A3408 #556911 #809E1A #AAD222

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15
#556911 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42
#556911 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556911
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##556911#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5569111.006.153.426.15
#FFFFFF6.151.0021.001.00
#0000003.4221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.151.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#706200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D611A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A6359
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #556911;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 105, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.111 122.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889358',
    500: '#556911',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #556911;
$custom-light: #889358;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#556911",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.636,
    "s": 72.131,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48744,
    "c": 0.11092,
    "h": 122.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#556911
secondary
#4D35A1
accent
#39EF62
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#F0F1E9
border
#CBCBC5
text
#0C0D04
muted
#7D7E79

Preview Lab

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#556911 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva