#556E15#556E15
#556E15 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.115 H 124.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #556E15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 110, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 68%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 81%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 80.9%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, -22.48, 43.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 48.53, 117.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.07% -0.0655 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.07% 0.115 124.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4577, 13.1372, 2.7468) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 4.60
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 4.66
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 4.73
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 4.88
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 5.91
Olive Green
#677A04
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#556E15 #2E156E
analogous
#6E5A15 #556E15 #286E15
triadic
#556E15 #15556E #6E1555
tetradic
#556E15 #156E5A #2E156E #6E1528
square
#556E15 #156E5A #2E156E #6E1528
split-complementary
#556E15 #15286E #5A156E
monochromatic
#141A05 #2D3B0B #556E15 #7DA11F #A4D529
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#556E15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#556E15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #556E15
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##556E15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##556E15 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71651E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#59685D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #556e15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.115 124.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88975b',
500: '#556e15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #556e15; $custom-light: #88975b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#556e15",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 110,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.854,
"s": 67.939,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50073,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 124.6
},
"luminance": 0.13137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#556E15
secondary
#583AA4
accent
#3DEB6E
background
#F8F9F5
surface
#F0F2E9
border
#CBCCC5
text
#0C0D04
muted
#7D7E79