Colour

#556B3F

#556B3F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#556B3F is a green with RGB values 85, 107, 63 and HSL 90°, 26%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#556B3F#556B3F

HEX#556B3F

RGBrgb(85, 107, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4196, 0.2471

RGB percentages33.3%, 42%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(90, 25.9%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 41.1%, 42%)

CMYK20.6%, 0%, 41.1%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,598,015

CSS custom property--colour: #556B3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#AA94C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F653Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6441no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#566860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 8.8 Sea green · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Gray · ΔE 29.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#553F6B

Analogous#6B6B3F, #3F6B3F

Triadic#3F556B, #6B3F55

Split complementary#3F3F6B, #6B3F6B

Tetradic#3F6B6B, #553F6B, #6B3F3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBCDA9

Lighter +30%#A2BA89

Lighter +20%#88A769

Lighter +10%#6F8B52

Darker −10%#3C4B2C

Darker −20%#222B19

Darker −30%#090B06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#55802A

Less saturated −25%#555654

Channel breakdown

R85

G107

B63

Red85 (33.3%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)25.88%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 6B · B 3F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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