#556B2D#556B2D

#556B2D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.092 H 125.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B2D
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 45)
HSL	hsl(81, 41%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(81, 58%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 57.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, -19.04, 31.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 36.91, 121.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% -0.0537 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.092 125.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4777, 12.6360, 4.4218)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B2D #432D6B

analogous

#6B622D #556B2D #366B2D

triadic

#556B2D #2D556B #6B2D55

tetradic

#556B2D #2D6B62 #432D6B #6B2D36

square

#556B2D #2D6B62 #432D6B #6B2D36

split-complementary

#556B2D #2D366B #622D6B

monochromatic

#111609 #33401B #556B2D #77963F #97B959

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#556B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#556B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B2D

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B2D	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.092 125.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869568',
    500: '#556b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b2d;
$custom-light: #869568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.29,
    "s": 40.789,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49525,
    "c": 0.09168,
    "h": 125.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B2D

secondary

#70579D

accent

#57D182

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B2D

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

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