#556E23#556E23

#556E23 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.105 H 125.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E23
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 35)
HSL	hsl(80, 52%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(80, 68%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 68.2%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, -21.55, 37.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 43.22, 119.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% -0.0616 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.105 125.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6257, 13.2044, 3.6314)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E23 #3C236E

analogous

#6E6123 #556E23 #2F6E23

triadic

#556E23 #23556E #6E2355

tetradic

#556E23 #236E61 #3C236E #6E232F

square

#556E23 #236E61 #3C236E #6E232F

split-complementary

#556E23 #232F6E #61236E

monochromatic

#121707 #314014 #556E23 #799C32 #9BC447

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#556E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#556E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E23

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E23	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.105 125.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879762',
    500: '#556e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e23;
$custom-light: #879762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50186,
    "c": 0.10542,
    "h": 125.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E23

secondary

#684CA1

accent

#4DDB7C

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2EA

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E23

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

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