#556E27#556E27

#556E27 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.102 H 126.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E27
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 39)
HSL	hsl(81, 48%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(81, 65%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 64.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, -21.21, 35.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 41.47, 120.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% -0.0603 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.102 126.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6885, 13.2295, 3.9622)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E27 #40276E

analogous

#6E6427 #556E27 #326E27

triadic

#556E27 #27556E #6E2755

tetradic

#556E27 #276E64 #40276E #6E2732

square

#556E27 #276E64 #40276E #6E2732

split-complementary

#556E27 #27326E #64276E

monochromatic

#111708 #324117 #556E27 #789B37 #99C14F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#556E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#556E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E27

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E27	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74671F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.102 126.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879764',
    500: '#556e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e27;
$custom-light: #879764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.127,
    "s": 47.651,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50228,
    "c": 0.10194,
    "h": 126.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E27

secondary

#6D50A1

accent

#51D780

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E27

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

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