Information about #556650 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#556650 presents itself as a gently muted natural green — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pickled Aspen (#5B6452). Slightly further away sit Panzano (#5B624E) and Mineral Green (#506355).
The recipe behind #556650 is rgb(85, 102, 80), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #556650 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#556650 color variations
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#556650 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#556650 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#556650 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#556650 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#556650 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #556650 color
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Nearest named colors to #556650
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5B6452
#5B624E
#506355
#5A6457
#555D50
#5E644F
#535E56
#4F6348
#4E5D4E
#5B6F55
#5B5D56
#4D5D53
#556650 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#556650
- RGB85, 102, 80
- CMYK7, 0, 9, 60
- CSSrgb(85, 102, 80)
- HSL106°, 12%, 36%
- HSL Precise106.364°, 12.088%, 35.686%
- HSV106°, 22%, 40%
- HSB106°, 22%, 40%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.400, 0.314)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.400, 0.314, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.400, 0.314)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID556650
- DECIMAL ID5596752
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
