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#556600 Serrano Pepper

#556600 is a dark, moderately saturated green named Serrano Pepper. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(85, 102, 0)). Its HSL value is 70° hue, 100% saturation and 20% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black. #556600 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.39:1.

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Variations of #556600

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#556600 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#556600 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #556600 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B5F0F
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D5F00
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #686100
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B5F0F
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #656109
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5B6056
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #57643A
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5D6153

#556600 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.39:1 Good#556600 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.29:1 Poor#556600 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#556600 in CSS

/* Serrano Pepper */
.color { color: #556600; }
.background { background-color: #556600; }
.border { border: 1px solid #556600; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 102 0);
color: hsl(70 100% 20%);
color: oklch(0.479 0.114 120.4);

#556600 FAQ

What color is #556600?

#556600 is a dark, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #556600?

#556600 is rgb(85, 102, 0) in RGB, hsl(70, 100%, 20%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 100%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #556600?

The complementary color of #556600 is #110066, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #556600?

White text has the best contrast on #556600: 6.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #556600 a warm or cool color?

#556600 is a cool color.