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#556d19 color: Bowser Shell

#556d19 is rgb(85, 109, 25) in RGB and oklch(49.839% 0.11149 124.492) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77°
100%

49.8%
0.111
124°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #556d19

#556d19 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.85:1 contrast and black text 3.59:1, 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: #556d19 mixed with white

  1. 556d19
  2. 647b35
  3. 74894c
  4. 849762
  5. 95a678
  6. a6b48e
  7. b7c3a4
  8. c9d2ba
  9. dae1d1
  10. edf0e8

Darker: #556d19 mixed with black

  1. 556d19
  2. 495e14
  3. 3d4f10
  4. 31410b
  5. 263307
  6. 1c2604
  7. 111902
  8. 080d01
  9. 020400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #556d19 with less saturation

  1. 556d19
  2. 566c25
  3. 586b2f
  4. 596a37
  5. 5a693e
  6. 5c6845
  7. 5d674b
  8. 5e6652
  9. 606557
  10. 61645d

Questions about #556d19

What color is #556d19?

#556d19 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Bowser Shell. In RGB it is rgb(85, 109, 25), in HSL hsl(77.14, 62.69%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.839% 0.11149 124.492).

What colors go well with #556d19?

The complementary color of #556d19 is #715196. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #776100 and #1d7545. The triadic partners are #1b689d and #95445b.

Is white or black text more readable on #556d19?

White text reads better on #556d19: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and black gives 3.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556d19 a warm or cool color?

#556d19 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.111.