#556C15#556C15

#556C15 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.113 H 123.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#556C15
RGBrgb(85, 108, 21)
HSLhsl(76, 67%, 25%)
HSVhsv(76, 81%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(21.3%, 0%, 80.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LABlab(42.32, -21.46, 42.41)
CIE-LCHlch(42.32, 47.53, 116.83°)
OKLaboklab(49.55% -0.0627 0.0936)
OKLCHoklch(49.55% 0.113 123.8)
XYZxyz(9.2443, 12.7105, 2.6757)
Luminance0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#556C15 #2C156C
analogous
#6C5715 #556C15 #296C15
triadic
#556C15 #15556C #6C1555
tetradic
#556C15 #156C57 #2C156C #6C1529
square
#556C15 #156C57 #2C156C #6C1529
split-complementary
#556C15 #15296C #57156C
monochromatic
#141A05 #2D390B #556C15 #7D9F1F #A6D229

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93
#556C15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54
#556C15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556C15
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##556C15#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##556C151.005.933.545.93
#FFFFFF5.931.0021.001.00
#0000003.5421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.931.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#736501
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70641D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A665C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #556c15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 108, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.113 123.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88965a',
    500: '#556c15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #556c15;
$custom-light: #88965a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#556c15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.862,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4955,
    "c": 0.11262,
    "h": 123.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#556C15
secondary
#563AA3
accent
#3DEA6B
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#F0F1E9
border
#CBCBC5
text
#0C0D04
muted
#7D7E79

Preview Lab

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#556C15 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva