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#556B2F Dark Olive Green

#556B2F is Dark Olive Green.

#556B2F

Dark Olive Green

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #556B2F?

HEX
#556B2F
RGB
rgb(85, 107, 47)
HSL
hsl(82, 39%, 30%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.6% 0.090 126)
CMYK
21, 0, 56, 58

#556B2F has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #556B2F
#556B2F
Same color
White
5.9AA
Near-black
2.9Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #556B2F · 5.9:1

Tints and shades of #556B2F

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E8FFC9
  2. #C6E1A0
  3. #A8C182
  4. #8BA365
  5. #6E8549
  6. #556B2F
  7. #394E0F
  8. #233300
  9. #101A00

Colors that go with #556B2F

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Dark Olive Green, #556B2F and Sea Green, #46873B become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --dark-olive-green-1: #556B2F; /* Dark Olive Green */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #556B2F

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (10)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (2)