#556941

Color #556941

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class lime-800 #3c6300 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#556941

RGB

rgb(85, 105, 65)

HSL

hsl(90, 23.5%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 38.1%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 0%, 38.1%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(41.87, -15.36, 20.1)

LCH

lch(41.87, 25.3, 127.39)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.0651, 130.08)

HWB

hwb(90, 25.5%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#554169

Analogous

#696941

#556941

#416941

Triadic

#556941

#415569

#694155

Split-complementary

#556941

#414169

#694169

Tetradic

#556941

#416955

#554169

#694155

Square

#556941

#416969

#554169

#694141

Shades

Color #556941 mixed toward black.

#475736

#39462b

#2a3420

#1c2316

#0e110b

Tints

Color #556941 mixed toward white.

#718c57

#8ea873

#aabe96

#c6d4b9

#e3e9dc

Tones

Color #556941 mixed toward gray.

#556644

#556248

#555f4b

#555c4e

#555852

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.48:1

White text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e4d · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#5d5c50 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#565557 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556941;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556941]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#556941 (#556941) is rgb(85, 105, 65) in RGB.

No, #556941 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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