#556B2C#556B2C

#556B2C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.093 H 125.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B2C
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 44)
HSL	hsl(81, 42%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(81, 59%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 58.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, -19.15, 32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 37.39, 120.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% -0.0541 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.093 125.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4586, 12.6284, 4.3216)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B2C #422C6B

analogous

#6B622C #556B2C #366B2C

triadic

#556B2C #2C556B #6B2C55

tetradic

#556B2C #2C6B62 #422C6B #6B2C36

square

#556B2C #2C6B62 #422C6B #6B2C36

split-complementary

#556B2C #2C366B #622C6B

monochromatic

#111609 #33401A #556B2C #77963E #98BA57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#556B2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#556B2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B2C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B2C	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706426

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.093 125.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879567',
    500: '#556b2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b2c;
$custom-light: #879567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.952,
    "s": 41.722,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49512,
    "c": 0.09271,
    "h": 125.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B2C

secondary

#6F569D

accent

#56D281

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F1EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B2C

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

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