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Recognised as Colour

#556A09

  • #556A09
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#556A09 is a green with RGB values 85, 106, 9 and HSL 73°, 84%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#556A09#556A09
HEX#556A09
RGBrgb(85, 106, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4157, 0.0353
RGB percentages33.3%, 41.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(73, 84.3%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73, 91.5%, 41.6%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 91.5%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,705
CSS custom property--colour: #556A09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12259WCAG 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 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#AA95F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#716300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6216no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5A6459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 14.8Olivedrab · ΔE 15.6Olive · ΔE 17.3Dark green · ΔE 23.4Forest green · ΔE 30Green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E096A
Analogous#6A4E09, #256A09
Triadic#09556A, #6A0955
Split complementary#09246A, #4F096A
Tetradic#096A4F, #1E096A, #6A0924

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDF04F
Lighter +30%#C0EC20
Lighter +20%#A0C811
Lighter +10%#7B990D
Darker −10%#2F3B05
Darker −20%#0A0C01
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A7300
Less saturated −25%#4D5C17

Channel breakdown

R85
G106
B9
Red85 (33.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue72.99°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 6A · B 09

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