#556E1E#556E1E

#556E1E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.109 H 125.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E1E
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 30)
HSL	hsl(79, 57%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(79, 73%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 72.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, -21.93, 39.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 45.28, 118.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% -0.0632 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.109 125.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5566, 13.1768, 3.2679)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E1E #371E6E

analogous

#6E5F1E #556E1E #2D6E1E

triadic

#556E1E #1E556E #6E1E55

tetradic

#556E1E #1E6E5F #371E6E #6E1E2D

square

#556E1E #1E6E5F #371E6E #6E1E2D

split-complementary

#556E1E #1E2D6E #5F1E6E

monochromatic

#131807 #303E11 #556E1E #7A9E2B #9ECA3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#556E1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#556E1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E1E

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E1E	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746711

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59695E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.109 125.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87975f',
    500: '#556e1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e1e;
$custom-light: #87975f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.75,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5014,
    "c": 0.10937,
    "h": 125.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E1E

secondary

#6346A2

accent

#47E077

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E1E

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

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