What color is #556600?

#556600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Serrano Pepper?

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

What is the complementary color of Serrano Pepper?

The complementary color is #110066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Serrano Pepper color: hex code #556600

#556600 rgb(85, 102, 0)

Shades of green

Serrano Pepper has the hex code #556600. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40% green and 0% blue (85, 102, 0).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

Serrano Pepper (#556600) color codes

HEX	`#556600`
RGB	`rgb(85, 102, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -19.1, 46.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 50.28, 112.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.498, 11.434, 1.759)`
Decimal	`5596672`
Short hex	`#560`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Serrano Pepper, 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 #556600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #556600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556600; }
.text { color: #556600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 102 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556600, #226600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #556600 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #556600?: #556600 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Serrano Pepper?: The RGB value is 85, 102, 0: 85 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Serrano Pepper?: The complementary color is #110066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.