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#556F1F closest to Botanical

#556F1F is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Botanical. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.5% green and 12.2% blue (rgb(85, 111, 31)). Its HSL value is 80° hue, 56% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 56% black. #556F1F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.71:1.

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Variations of #556F1F

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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#556F1F 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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#556F1F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #556F1F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #726626
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #756713
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E6919
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #726626
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A6923
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #596A5F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #566D45
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #62695B

#556F1F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.71:1 Good#556F1F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.68:1 Poor#556F1F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#556F1F in CSS

/* Botanical */
.color { color: #556F1F; }
.background { background-color: #556F1F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #556F1F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 111 31);
color: hsl(80 56% 28%);
color: oklch(0.504 0.110 125.8);

#556F1F FAQ

What color is #556F1F?

#556F1F is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Botanical. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #556F1F?

#556F1F is rgb(85, 111, 31) in RGB, hsl(80, 56%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 72%, 56%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #556F1F?

The complementary color of #556F1F is #391F6F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #556F1F?

White text has the best contrast on #556F1F: 5.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #556F1F a warm or cool color?

#556F1F is a cool color.