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#556d41 color: Spring Onion

#556d41 is rgb(85, 109, 65) in RGB and oklch(50.367% 0.07201 131.817) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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93°
100%

50.4%
0.072
132°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • olive-600
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #556d41

#556d41 is a dusty lime color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.75:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spring Onion (#596c3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #556d41 mixed with white

  1. 556d41
  2. 657b53
  3. 748965
  4. 859777
  5. 95a589
  6. a6b49c
  7. b7c2af
  8. c9d1c3
  9. dbe0d7
  10. edf0eb

Darker: #556d41 mixed with black

  1. 556d41
  2. 495e37
  3. 3d4f2e
  4. 314125
  5. 26331c
  6. 1c2613
  7. 11190b
  8. 080d05
  9. 020401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #556d41 with less saturation

  1. 556d41
  2. 576c45
  3. 586b49
  4. 5a6b4c
  5. 5b6a50
  6. 5d6954
  7. 5e6857
  8. 60675a
  9. 61665e
  10. 636561

Questions about #556d41

What color is #556d41?

#556d41 is dusty lime. The closest named color is Spring Onion. In RGB it is rgb(85, 109, 65), in HSL hsl(92.73, 25.29%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.367% 0.07201 131.817).

What colors go well with #556d41?

The complementary color of #556d41 is #725882. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d6632 and #3b7157. The triadic partners are #45678c and #885359.

Is white or black text more readable on #556d41?

White text reads better on #556d41: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #556d41 a warm or cool color?

#556d41 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.072.