#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
RGB	rgb(85, 105, 17)
HSL	hsl(74, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(74, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 0%, 83.8%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, -20.09, 42.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 47.32, 115.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% -0.0593 0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.111 122.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8992, 12.0749, 2.3921)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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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
##556911	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #556911

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

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