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#556016 color: Kirchner Green

#556016 is rgb(85, 96, 22) in RGB and oklch(46.446% 0.09632 117.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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69°
100%

46.4%
0.096
118°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #556016

#556016 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 118°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.84:1 contrast and black text 3.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kirchner Green (#5c6116). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #556016 mixed with white

  1. 556016
  2. 646f31
  3. 747e48
  4. 848e5e
  5. 949d75
  6. a5ad8b
  7. b7bda1
  8. c8cdb8
  9. daded0
  10. eceee7

Darker: #556016 mixed with black

  1. 556016
  2. 495212
  3. 3d450d
  4. 313809
  5. 262c06
  6. 1c2003
  7. 111502
  8. 080a01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #556016 with less saturation

  1. 556016
  2. 556021
  3. 565f2a
  4. 565e31
  5. 565e38
  6. 575d3e
  7. 575c44
  8. 585c49
  9. 585b4f
  10. 595a54

Questions about #556016

What color is #556016?

#556016 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Kirchner Green. In RGB it is rgb(85, 96, 22), in HSL hsl(68.92, 62.71%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.446% 0.09632 117.748).

What colors go well with #556016?

The complementary color of #556016 is #604c88. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #705500 and #2e6839. The triadic partners are #106088 and #834059.

Is white or black text more readable on #556016?

White text reads better on #556016: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and black gives 3.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556016 a warm or cool color?

#556016 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 118 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.096.