#556B2E Color

#556B2E is rgb(85, 107, 46) in RGB, hsl(82, 40%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 57%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#556B2E

HEX#556B2E

RGBrgb(85, 107, 46)

HSLhsl(82, 40%, 30%)

HSVhsv(82, 57%, 42%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 57%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.091 126)

LABlab(42.35% -16.48 30.82)

LCHlch(42.35% 34.95 118.13)

What #556B2E 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 #556B2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 0.51 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 5.71 Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 10.08 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 10.63 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 11.44 Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 11.59

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

#556B2E Channel Values

How #556B2E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 85 · G 107 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 82° · S 40% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 82° · S 57% · V 42%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 58%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.95:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #556B2E 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 text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #556B2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #556B2E; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #556B2E

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.

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Shades

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How #556B2E 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#556B2E

Protanopia#68682E

Protanomaly#61692E

Deuteranopia#64642F

Deuteranomaly#5F672F

Tritanopia#5C6666

Tritanomaly#596855

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #556B2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-556b2e: #556B2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #556B2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-556b2e': '#556B2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.420, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_556b2e">#556B2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#556B2E"

More Green Colors

#556B2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#556B2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #556B2E?

#556B2E is a dark green — rgb(85, 107, 46) in RGB and hsl(82, 40%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.51.

What is the RGB value of #556B2E?

#556B2E is rgb(85, 107, 46) — red 85, green 107, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #556B2E?

#556B2E converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 57%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #556B2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #556B2E scores 5.95:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #556B2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #556B2E 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 0.51, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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