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Recognised as Colour

#556A00

  • #556A00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#556A00 is a green with RGB values 85, 106, 0 and HSL 72°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#556A00#556A00
HEX#556A00
RGBrgb(85, 106, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4157, 0
RGB percentages33.3%, 41.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(71.9, 100%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.9, 100%, 41.6%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 100%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,696
CSS custom property--colour: #556A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#AA95FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#716300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6210no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A6459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15Olive · ΔE 16.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.1Dark green · ΔE 23.5Forest green · ΔE 29.9Green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15006A
Analogous#6A4A00, #206A00
Triadic#00556A, #6A0055
Split complementary#00206A, #4A006A
Tetradic#006A4A, #15006A, #6A0020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7FF37
Lighter +30%#CDFF04
Lighter +20%#A7D000
Lighter +10%#7E9D00
Darker −10%#2C3700
Darker −20%#030400
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#556A00
Less saturated −25%#4D5D0D

Channel breakdown

R85
G106
B0
Red85 (33.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue71.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 6A · B 00

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