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#556316 color: Forestial Outpost

#556316 is rgb(85, 99, 22) in RGB and oklch(47.219% 0.10021 119.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

47.2%
0.100
120°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #556316

#556316 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast and black text 3.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #556316 mixed with white

  1. 556316
  2. 647232
  3. 748149
  4. 84905f
  5. 959f75
  6. a5af8b
  7. b7bea2
  8. c8ceb9
  9. daded0
  10. ecefe7

Darker: #556316 mixed with black

  1. 556316
  2. 495512
  3. 3d470d
  4. 313a09
  5. 262e06
  6. 1c2103
  7. 111602
  8. 080b01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #556316 with less saturation

  1. 556316
  2. 566221
  3. 56622a
  4. 576132
  5. 576039
  6. 58603f
  7. 585f45
  8. 595e4b
  9. 5a5d51
  10. 5b5c56

Questions about #556316

What color is #556316?

#556316 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forestial Outpost. In RGB it is rgb(85, 99, 22), in HSL hsl(70.91, 63.64%, 23.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.219% 0.10021 119.521).

What colors go well with #556316?

The complementary color of #556316 is #644d8b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #725800 and #2b6b3b. The triadic partners are #12628d and #87415a.

Is white or black text more readable on #556316?

White text reads better on #556316: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and black gives 3.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556316 a warm or cool color?

#556316 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.1.