#556D16#556D16

#556D16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.113 H 124.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556D16
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 22)
HSL	hsl(77, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(77, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 0%, 79.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, -21.92, 42.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 47.70, 117.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0639 0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.113 124.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3599, 12.9264, 2.7608)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556D16 #2E166D

analogous

#6D5916 #556D16 #296D16

triadic

#556D16 #16556D #6D1655

tetradic

#556D16 #166D59 #2E166D #6D1629

square

#556D16 #166D59 #2E166D #6D1629

split-complementary

#556D16 #16296D #59166D

monochromatic

#141905 #2D3A0C #556D16 #7DA020 #A4D32B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#556D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#556D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556D16

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556D16	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746502

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59675D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.113 124.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88975b',
    500: '#556d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556d16;
$custom-light: #88975b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.552,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49818,
    "c": 0.11336,
    "h": 124.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556D16

secondary

#583CA3

accent

#3EE96E

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556D16

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →