#556a56

Color #556a56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#556a56

RGB

rgb(85, 106, 86)

HSL

hsl(122.9, 11%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(122.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 18.9%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(42.63, -12.19, 8.68)

LCH

lch(42.63, 14.96, 144.55)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0402, 146.15)

HWB

hwb(122.9, 33.3%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a5569

Analogous

#5f6a55

#556a56

#556a61

Triadic

#556a56

#56556a

#6a5655

Split-complementary

#556a56

#61556a

#6a555f

Tetradic

#556a56

#55696a

#6a5569

#6a5655

Square

#556a56

#555f6a

#6a5569

#6a6155

Shades

Color #556a56 mixed toward black.

#475848

#394739

#2b352b

#1c231d

#0e120e

Tints

Color #556a56 mixed toward white.

#6d886e

#89a08a

#a7b8a7

#c4d0c5

#e2e7e2

Tones

Color #556a56 mixed toward gray.

#576858

#596759

#5a655b

#5c635c

#5e615e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f5b · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#5e5c5d · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#565f60 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556a56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556a56]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#556a56 (#556a56) is rgb(85, 106, 86) in RGB.

No, #556a56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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