Colour

#556D49

#556D49
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#556D49 is a green with RGB values 85, 109, 73 and HSL 100°, 20%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#556D49

RGBrgb(85, 109, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4275, 0.2863

RGB percentages33.3%, 42.7%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(100, 19.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 33%, 42.7%)

CMYK22%, 0%, 33%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,598,537

CSS custom property--colour: #556D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AA92B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C654Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#556A64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Sea green · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 25.9 Teal · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61496D

Analogous#676D49, #496D4F

Triadic#49556D, #6D4955

Split complementary#4F496D, #6D4967

Tetradic#49676D, #61496D, #6D4F49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDCDB5

Lighter +30%#A2B996

Lighter +20%#87A478

Lighter +10%#6D8C5D

Darker −10%#3D4E35

Darker −20%#253020

Darker −30%#0E110C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D8432

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R85

G109

B73

Red85 (33.3%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)19.78%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 6D · B 49

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Colour values

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