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#556402 Color

#556402 is rgb(85, 100, 2) in RGB, hsl(69, 96%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 98%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 12.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#556402
HEX#556402
RGBrgb(85, 100, 2)
HSLhsl(69, 96%, 20%)
HSVhsv(69, 98%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 98%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.111 119.4)
LABlab(39.85% -14.96 44.81)
LCHlch(39.85% 47.24 108.46)

What #556402 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #556402, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#556402 Channel Values

How #556402 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 100 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 96% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 98% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.54:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #556402 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #556402

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #556402; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #556402

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #556402.

How #556402 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#556402
Protanopia#626203
Protanomaly#5D6302
Deuteranopia#5F5F05
Deuteranomaly#5B6104
Tritanopia#5C5E5E
Tritanomaly#596049
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #556402 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-556402: #556402;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #556402;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-556402': '#556402' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.392, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_556402">#556402</color>
SVG fillfill="#556402"

More Green Colors

#556402 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#556402 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #556402?

#556402 is a dark green — rgb(85, 100, 2) in RGB and hsl(69, 96%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.94.

What is the RGB value of #556402?

#556402 is rgb(85, 100, 2) — red 85, green 100, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #556402?

#556402 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 98%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #556402 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #556402 scores 6.54:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #556402 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #556402 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.78, which is visibly different.

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