#556523

Color #556523

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class lime-800 #3c6300 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#556523

RGB

rgb(85, 101, 35)

HSL

hsl(74.5, 48.5%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(74.5, 65.3%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 65.3%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(40.18, -16.79, 34.36)

LCH

lch(40.18, 38.24, 116.04)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0926, 121.53)

HWB

hwb(74.5, 13.7%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#332365

Analogous

#655423

#556523

#346523

Triadic

#556523

#235565

#652355

Split-complementary

#556523

#233465

#542365

Tetradic

#556523

#236533

#332365

#652355

Square

#556523

#236554

#332365

#652334

Shades

Color #556523 mixed toward black.

#47541d

#394317

#2b3312

#1c220c

#0e1106

Tints

Color #556523 mixed toward white.

#7c9333

#a2bf46

#b9cf74

#d0dfa2

#e8efd1

Tones

Color #556523 mixed toward gray.

#526029

#4f5a2e

#4d5534

#4a4f39

#474a3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c3b · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#5b5a40 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#56494b · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556523;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556523]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#556523 (#556523) is rgb(85, 101, 35) in RGB.

No, #556523 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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