What color is #556C49?

#556C49 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 #556C49?

The RGB value is 85, 108, 73: 85 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556C49?

The complementary color is #60496C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556C49 color

#556C49 rgb(85, 108, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #556C49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42.4% green and 28.6% blue (85, 108, 73).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#556C49 color codes

HEX	`#556C49`
RGB	`rgb(85, 108, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -15.71, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 23.07, 132.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.311, 13.137, 8.295)`
Decimal	`5598281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556C49, 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 #556C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #556C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556c49; }
.text { color: #556c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 108 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556c49, #496c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #556C49?: #556C49 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 #556C49?: The RGB value is 85, 108, 73: 85 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556C49?: The complementary color is #60496C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.