What color is #556962?

#556962 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Forest?

The RGB value is 85, 105, 98: 85 red, 105 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Forest?

The complementary color is #69555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Forest color: hex code #556962

#556962 rgb(85, 105, 98)

Shades of gray

Dark Forest has the hex code #556962. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 41.2% green and 38.4% blue (85, 105, 98).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

Dark Forest (#556962) color codes

HEX	`#556962`
RGB	`rgb(85, 105, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, -9.07, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 9.18, 170.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.002, 12.916, 13.466)`
Decimal	`5597538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Forest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #556962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #556962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556962; }
.text { color: #556962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 105 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556962, #556669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #556962 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #556962?: #556962 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Forest?: The RGB value is 85, 105, 98: 85 red, 105 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Forest?: The complementary color is #69555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.