What color is #556B46?

#556B46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556B46?

The RGB value is 85, 107, 70: 85 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556B46?

The complementary color is #5C466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556B46 color

#556B46 rgb(85, 107, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #556B46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42% green and 27.5% blue (85, 107, 70).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#556B46 color codes

HEX	`#556B46`
RGB	`rgb(85, 107, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, -15.67, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 23.97, 130.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.109, 12.889, 7.748)`
Decimal	`5598022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556B46, 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 #556B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #556B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556b46; }
.text { color: #556b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 107 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556b46, #466b4a); }

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Questions

What color is #556B46?: #556B46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556B46?: The RGB value is 85, 107, 70: 85 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556B46?: The complementary color is #5C466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.