#556549

Color #556549

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#556549

RGB

rgb(85, 101, 73)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 16.1%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 27.7%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 27.7%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(40.77, -11.81, 13.9)

LCH

lch(40.77, 18.24, 130.35)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.0475, 132.18)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 28.6%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#594965

Analogous

#636549

#556549

#49654b

Triadic

#556549

#495565

#654955

Split-complementary

#556549

#4b4965

#654963

Tetradic

#556549

#496559

#594965

#654955

Square

#556549

#496365

#594965

#654b49

Shades

Color #556549 mixed toward black.

#47543d

#394331

#2a3224

#1c2218

#0e110c

Tints

Color #556549 mixed toward white.

#708560

#8ca17d

#a9b99d

#c6d0be

#e2e8de

Tones

Color #556549 mixed toward gray.

#55634b

#56604e

#565e50

#565c52

#575955

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.34:1

White text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c51 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#5b5a53 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#565658 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556549;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556549]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#556549 (#556549) is rgb(85, 101, 73) in RGB.

No, #556549 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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