#556e5c

Color #556e5c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556e5c

RGB

rgb(85, 110, 92)

HSL

hsl(136.8, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(136.8, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 16.4%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.03, -13.21, 7.06)

LCH

lch(44.03, 14.98, 151.88)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.0409, 153.56)

HWB

hwb(136.8, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e5567

Analogous

#5a6e55

#556e5c

#556e68

Triadic

#556e5c

#5c556e

#6e5c55

Split-complementary

#556e5c

#68556e

#6e555a

Tetradic

#556e5c

#55676e

#6e5567

#6e5c55

Square

#556e5c

#555a6e

#6e5567

#6e6855

Shades

Color #556e5c mixed toward black.

#475c4d

#39493d

#2a372e

#1c251f

#0e120f

Tints

Color #556e5c mixed toward white.

#6c8c75

#88a390

#a6baac

#c4d1c8

#e1e8e3

Tones

Color #556e5c mixed toward gray.

#576c5d

#596a5e

#5b685f

#5d6660

#5f6360

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.77:1

White text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616161 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#5f5d62 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#566465 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556e5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556e5c]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#556e5c (#556e5c) is rgb(85, 110, 92) in RGB.

No, #556e5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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