#556E2E#556E2E

#556E2E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.095 H 127.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E2E
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 46)
HSL	hsl(83, 41%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(83, 58%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 58.2%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, -20.52, 32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 38.20, 122.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% -0.0577 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.095 127.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.8154, 13.2803, 4.6305)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E2E #472E6E

analogous

#6E672E #556E2E #356E2E

triadic

#556E2E #2E556E #6E2E55

tetradic

#556E2E #2E6E67 #472E6E #6E2E35

square

#556E2E #2E6E67 #472E6E #6E2E35

split-complementary

#556E2E #2E356E #672E6E

monochromatic

#12180A #34431C #556E2E #769940 #96BB5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#556E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#556E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E2E

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E2E	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.095 127.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879769',
    500: '#556e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e2e;
$custom-light: #879769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.438,
    "s": 41.026,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50314,
    "c": 0.09522,
    "h": 127.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E2E

secondary

#74589F

accent

#57D187

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E2E

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

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