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#556c19 color: Bowser Shell

#556c19 is rgb(85, 108, 25) in RGB and oklch(49.578% 0.11015 124.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77°
100%

49.6%
0.110
124°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #556c19

#556c19 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.92:1 contrast and black text 3.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bowser Shell (#536b1f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #556c19 mixed with white

  1. 556c19
  2. 647a34
  3. 74884c
  4. 849762
  5. 95a578
  6. a6b48e
  7. b7c2a4
  8. c9d1ba
  9. dae0d1
  10. edf0e8

Darker: #556c19 mixed with black

  1. 556c19
  2. 495d14
  3. 3d4e10
  4. 31400b
  5. 263207
  6. 1c2504
  7. 111902
  8. 080d01
  9. 020400
  10. 000000

Calmer: #556c19 with less saturation

  1. 556c19
  2. 566b25
  3. 576a2e
  4. 596a36
  5. 5a693e
  6. 5b6845
  7. 5d674b
  8. 5e6651
  9. 5f6457
  10. 61635c

Questions about #556c19

What color is #556c19?

#556c19 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Bowser Shell. In RGB it is rgb(85, 108, 25), in HSL hsl(76.63, 62.41%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.578% 0.11015 124.079).

What colors go well with #556c19?

The complementary color of #556c19 is #705094. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #776000 and #1f7444. The triadic partners are #1a679c and #94445b.

Is white or black text more readable on #556c19?

White text reads better on #556c19: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and black gives 3.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556c19 a warm or cool color?

#556c19 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.11.