What color is #556611?

#556611 is a dark, moderate yellow-green known as Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forestial Outpost?

The RGB value is 85, 102, 17: 85 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forestial Outpost?

The complementary color is #221166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forestial Outpost color: hex code #556611

#556611 rgb(85, 102, 17)

Shades of green

Forestial Outpost has the hex code #556611. It is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40% green and 6.7% blue (85, 102, 17).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 71% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

Forestial Outpost (#556611) color codes

HEX	`#556611`
RGB	`rgb(85, 102, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 71%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 83%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 83%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, -18.51, 41.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 45.86, 113.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.599, 11.475, 2.292)`
Decimal	`5596689`
Short hex	`#561`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forestial Outpost, 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 #556611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #556611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556611; }
.text { color: #556611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 102 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556611, #2b6611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #556611 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #556611?: #556611 is a dark, moderate yellow-green known as Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forestial Outpost?: The RGB value is 85, 102, 17: 85 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forestial Outpost?: The complementary color is #221166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.