#556B4E#556B4E

#556B4E is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.052 H 138.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B4E
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 78)
HSL	hsl(106, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(106, 27%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 27.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, -14.28, 13.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 19.75, 136.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% -0.0388 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.052 138.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3788, 12.9965, 9.1680)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B4E #644E6B

analogous

#646B4E #556B4E #4E6B56

triadic

#556B4E #4E556B #6B4E55

tetradic

#556B4E #4E646B #644E6B #6B564E

square

#556B4E #4E646B #644E6B #6B564E

split-complementary

#556B4E #564E6B #6B4E64

monochromatic

#1D241A #394834 #556B4E #718E68 #91AA8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#556B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#556B4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B4E

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B4E	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D664C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69644F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.052 138.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85957f',
    500: '#556b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b4e;
$custom-light: #85957f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105.517,
    "s": 15.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50145,
    "c": 0.05203,
    "h": 138.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B4E

secondary

#917E97

accent

#6FB8A7

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#EFF1EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0D0A

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B4E

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

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