#556E2C#556E2C

#556E2C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.097 H 127.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E2C
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 44)
HSL	hsl(83, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(83, 60%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 60%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, -20.73, 33.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 39.16, 121.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% -0.0585 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.097 127)
XYZ	xyz(9.7768, 13.2649, 4.4277)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E2C #452C6E

analogous

#6E662C #556E2C #346E2C

triadic

#556E2C #2C556E #6E2C55

tetradic

#556E2C #2C6E66 #452C6E #6E2C34

square

#556E2C #2C6E66 #452C6E #6E2C34

split-complementary

#556E2C #2C346E #662C6E

monochromatic

#111709 #33421B #556E2C #779A3D #96BC58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#556E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#556E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E2C

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E2C	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.097 127.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879768',
    500: '#556e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e2c;
$custom-light: #879768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.727,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50288,
    "c": 0.09721,
    "h": 127
  },
  "luminance": 0.13265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E2C

secondary

#7256A0

accent

#55D385

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E2C

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

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