#536556

Color #536556

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#536556

RGB

rgb(83, 101, 86)

HSL

hsl(130, 9.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130, 17.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 14.9%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(40.93, -10.11, 6.25)

LCH

lch(40.93, 11.89, 148.28)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0323, 149.86)

HWB

hwb(130, 32.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#655362

Analogous

#596553

#536556

#53655f

Triadic

#536556

#565365

#655653

Split-complementary

#536556

#5f5365

#655359

Tetradic

#536556

#536265

#655362

#655653

Square

#536556

#535965

#655362

#655f53

Shades

Color #536556 mixed toward black.

#455448

#374339

#2a332b

#1c221d

#0e110e

Tints

Color #536556 mixed toward white.

#6c836f

#889d8b

#a6b6a8

#c3cec5

#e1e7e2

Tones

Color #536556 mixed toward gray.

#556457

#566258

#586159

#595f5a

#5b5e5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5a · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#5a595b · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#545d5d · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 12

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #536556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536556]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#536556 (#536556) is rgb(83, 101, 86) in RGB.

No, #536556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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