#556912#556912

#556912 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.110 H 122.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556912
RGB	rgb(85, 105, 18)
HSL	hsl(74, 71%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(74, 83%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 0%, 82.9%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, -20.04, 42.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 47.01, 115.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0591 0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.11 122.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9072, 12.0781, 2.4342)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556912 #261269

analogous

#695212 #556912 #2A6912

triadic

#556912 #125569 #691255

tetradic

#556912 #126952 #261269 #69122A

square

#556912 #126952 #261269 #69122A

split-complementary

#556912 #122A69 #521269

monochromatic

#151A04 #2B3509 #556912 #7F9D1B #AAD124

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#556912 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#556912 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556912

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556912	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556912	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)

#6D611B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556912;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 105, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.110 122.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889459',
    500: '#556912',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556912;
$custom-light: #889459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556912",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.793,
    "s": 70.732,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4875,
    "c": 0.11038,
    "h": 122.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556912

secondary

#4F36A1

accent

#3AED63

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556912

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

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