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#556215 color: Kirchner Green

#556215 is rgb(85, 98, 21) in RGB and oklch(46.954% 0.09956 118.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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70°
100%

47%
0.100
119°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #556215

#556215 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.68:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, 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: #556215 mixed with white

  1. 556215
  2. 647131
  3. 748048
  4. 848f5e
  5. 949e75
  6. a5ae8b
  7. b7bea2
  8. c8ceb8
  9. daded0
  10. eceee7

Darker: #556215 mixed with black

  1. 556215
  2. 495411
  3. 3d470c
  4. 313a08
  5. 262d05
  6. 1c2103
  7. 111602
  8. 080b01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #556215 with less saturation

  1. 556215
  2. 556121
  3. 56612a
  4. 566031
  5. 576038
  6. 575f3f
  7. 585e45
  8. 595d4a
  9. 595c50
  10. 5a5c55

Questions about #556215

What color is #556215?

#556215 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Kirchner Green. In RGB it is rgb(85, 98, 21), in HSL hsl(70.13, 64.71%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.954% 0.09956 118.907).

What colors go well with #556215?

The complementary color of #556215 is #634d8a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #715700 and #2c6a3a. The triadic partners are #10618c and #864059.

Is white or black text more readable on #556215?

White text reads better on #556215: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556215 a warm or cool color?

#556215 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.1.