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#555216

#555216 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#555216 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 32.16% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 58.88% saturation and 20.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #555216
  2. #161955

Split complementary

  1. #555216
  2. #163955
  3. #321655

Analogous

  1. #553216
  2. #555216
  3. #395516

Triadic

  1. #555216
  2. #165552
  3. #521655

Tetradic

  1. #555216
  2. #195516
  3. #161955
  4. #521655

Square

  1. #555216
  2. #165532
  3. #161955
  4. #551639

Monochromatic

  1. #101004
  2. #181706
  3. #555216
  4. #928d26
  5. #ccc538

Shades

#555216 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555216
  2. #4d4a14
  3. #444212
  4. #3c390f
  5. #33310d
  6. #2b290b
  7. #222109
  8. #1a1907
  9. #111004
  10. #090802
  11. #000000

Tints

#555216 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555216
  2. #66632d
  3. #777545
  4. #88865c
  5. #999773
  6. #aaa98b
  7. #bbbaa2
  8. #cccbb9
  9. #dddcd0
  10. #eeeee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555216 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555216
  2. #595721
  3. #5e5b2b
  4. #626036
  5. #666440
  6. #6b694b
  7. #6f6e56
  8. #737260
  9. #77776b
  10. #7c7b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525140 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594f0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b511a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c4c46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585011 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #594f38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555216 {
  color: #555216;
}
Background
.bg-555216 {
  background-color: #555216;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555216 {
  border: 2px solid #555216;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555216;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 82 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 59% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555216 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555216, #395516);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555216 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 82 22 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 4.76 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.58 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.93 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.46 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 15.16 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 15.62 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 15.67 #aaade9 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Army Green
#555216  rgb(85, 82, 22)  hsl(57, 59%, 21%)  Army Green
#161955  rgb(22, 25, 85)  hsl(237, 59%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#165552  rgb(22, 85, 82)  hsl(177, 59%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#521655  rgb(82, 22, 85)  hsl(297, 59%, 21%)  Byzantium