#556D55 Color

#556D55 is rgb(85, 109, 85) in RGB, hsl(120, 12%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), visibly different at ΔE 10.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#556D55

HEX#556D55

RGBrgb(85, 109, 85)

HSLhsl(120, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(120, 22%, 43%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(50.8% 0.047 144.8)

LABlab(43.56% -13.12 10.43)

LCHlch(43.56% 16.76 141.51)

What #556D55 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 #556D55, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ebony#555D50ΔE 10.18 Feldgrau#4D5D53ΔE 10.2 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.05 Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 11.72 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 12.17 Smoke#738276ΔE 12.32

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

#556D55 Channel Values

How #556D55 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 109 · B 85	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 12% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 22% · V 43%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 57%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.67:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #556D55 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 text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #556D55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #556D55; 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 #556D55

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #556D55.

How #556D55 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#556D55

Protanopia#696955

Protanomaly#626B55

Deuteranopia#666656

Deuteranomaly#606955

Tritanopia#596A6A

Tritanomaly#576B62

Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #556D55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-556d55: #556D55;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #556D55;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-556d55': '#556D55' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.427, blue: 0.333)

Android XML<color name="color_556d55">#556D55</color>

SVG fillfill="#556D55"

More Green Colors

#556D55 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

#556D55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #556D55?

#556D55 is a dark green — rgb(85, 109, 85) in RGB and hsl(120, 12%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.18.

What is the RGB value of #556D55?

#556D55 is rgb(85, 109, 85) — red 85, green 109, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #556D55?

#556D55 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #556D55 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #556D55 scores 5.67:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #556D55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #556D55 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.78, which is visibly different.

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