#556B26#556B26

#556B26 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.099 H 124.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B26
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 38)
HSL	hsl(79, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(79, 64%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 64.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, -19.73, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 40.22, 119.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0563 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.099 124.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3539, 12.5865, 3.7700)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B26 #3C266B

analogous

#6B5E26 #556B26 #326B26

triadic

#556B26 #26556B #6B2655

tetradic

#556B26 #266B5E #3C266B #6B2632

square

#556B26 #266B5E #3C266B #6B2632

split-complementary

#556B26 #26326B #5E266B

monochromatic

#121708 #313E16 #556B26 #799836 #9BBF4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#556B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#556B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B26

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B26	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71641E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.099 124.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879564',
    500: '#556b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b26;
$custom-light: #879564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.13,
    "s": 47.586,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49439,
    "c": 0.0985,
    "h": 124.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B26

secondary

#684F9E

accent

#51D77C

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F1EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B26

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

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