Information about #556D1D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#556D1D presents itself as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Cola (#4C721D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Camo Green (#526525) and Fiji Green (#636F22).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 109, 29) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#556D1D color variations
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#556D1D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#556D1D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#556D1D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#556D1D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#556D1D 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 #556D1D color
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Nearest named colors to #556D1D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C721D
#526525
#636F22
#526B2D
#556B2F
#427120
#4A5D23
#667028
#507D2A
#536D33
#555B10
#535927
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#556D1D
- RGB85, 109, 29
- CMYK9, 0, 31, 57
- CSSrgb(85, 109, 29)
- HSL78°, 58%, 27%
- HSL Precise78°, 57.971%, 27.059%
- HSV78°, 73%, 43%
- HSB78°, 73%, 43%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.427, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.427, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.427, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID556D1D
- DECIMAL ID5598493
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
