#556D4E#556D4E

#556D4E is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.056 H 138.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556D4E
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 78)
HSL	hsl(106, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(106, 28%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 0%, 28.4%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, -15.38, 14.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 21.15, 136.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% -0.0418 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.056 138.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5898, 13.4184, 9.2383)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556D4E #664E6D

analogous

#656D4E #556D4E #4E6D57

triadic

#556D4E #4E556D #6D4E55

tetradic

#556D4E #4E656D #664E6D #6D574E

square

#556D4E #4E656D #664E6D #6D574E

split-complementary

#556D4E #574E6D #6D4E65

monochromatic

#1D261B #394934 #556D4E #719168 #92AB8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#556D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#556D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556D4E

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556D4E	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F684C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.056 138.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85977f',
    500: '#556d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556d4e;
$custom-light: #85977f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 106.452,
    "s": 16.578,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50649,
    "c": 0.05569,
    "h": 138.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556D4E

secondary

#937E99

accent

#6FB9A8

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#EFF2EE

border

#CACCC9

text

#0B0D0A

muted

#7C7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #556D4E

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

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