#556259

Color #556259

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#556259

RGB

rgb(85, 98, 89)

HSL

hsl(138.5, 7.1%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.5, 13.3%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 9.2%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(40.23, -6.97, 3.44)

LCH

lch(40.23, 7.77, 153.73)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0215, 155.22)

HWB

hwb(138.5, 33.3%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62555e

Analogous

#586255

#556259

#556260

Triadic

#556259

#595562

#625955

Split-complementary

#556259

#605562

#625558

Tetradic

#556259

#555e62

#62555e

#625955

Square

#556259

#555862

#62555e

#626055

Shades

Color #556259 mixed toward black.

#47524a

#39413b

#2b312d

#1c211e

#0e100f

Tints

Color #556259 mixed toward white.

#6e7f74

#8a9a8f

#a7b3ab

#c5ccc7

#e2e6e3

Tones

Color #556259 mixed toward gray.

#566159

#57605a

#585f5a

#595e5b

#5a5d5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#5a595c · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#565d5d · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #556259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556259]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#556259 (#556259) is rgb(85, 98, 89) in RGB.

No, #556259 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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