What color is #556B2F?

#556B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green known as Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Olive Green?

The RGB value is 85, 107, 47: 85 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Olive Green?

The complementary color is #452F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Olive Green color: hex code #556B2F

#556B2F rgb(85, 107, 47)

Shades of green

Dark Olive Green has the hex code #556B2F. It is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42% green and 18.4% blue (85, 107, 47).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 58% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkolivegreen.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

Dark Olive Green (#556B2F) color codes

HEX	`#556B2F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 107, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -18.83, 30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 35.93, 121.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.517, 12.652, 4.629)`
Decimal	`5597999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Olive Green, 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 #556B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #556B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556b2f; }
.text { color: #556b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 107 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556b2f, #376b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #556B2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #556B2F?: #556B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green known as Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Olive Green?: The RGB value is 85, 107, 47: 85 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Olive Green?: The complementary color is #452F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.