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Recognised as Colour

#556B24

  • #556B24
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#556B24 is a green with RGB values 85, 107, 36 and HSL 79°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#556B24#556B24
HEX#556B24
RGBrgb(85, 107, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4196, 0.1412
RGB percentages33.3%, 42%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(78.6, 49.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.6, 66.4%, 42%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 66.4%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,988
CSS custom property--colour: #556B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#AA94DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71641Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6329no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59665Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 5.5Olivedrab · ΔE 20.4Olive · ΔE 23.9Dark green · ΔE 24.9Sea green · ΔE 27.1Forest green · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A246B
Analogous#6B5E24, #316B24
Triadic#24556B, #6B2455
Split complementary#24316B, #5E246B
Tetradic#246B5E, #3A246B, #6B2431

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD685
Lighter +30%#A8C95F
Lighter +20%#92B73E
Lighter +10%#739131
Darker −10%#374517
Darker −20%#181F0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C7D12
Less saturated −25%#4E5936

Channel breakdown

R85
G107
B36
Red85 (33.3%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue78.59°
Saturation (HSL)49.65%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 6B · B 24

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