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#555F2E

#555f2e ≈ Army Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#555f2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 37.25% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.58% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 72.24°, with 34.75% saturation and 27.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 4.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1031

Complementary

  1. #555f2e
  2. #382e5f

Split complementary

  1. #555f2e
  2. #2e3d5f
  3. #512e5f

Analogous

  1. #5f512e
  2. #555f2e
  3. #3d5f2e

Triadic

  1. #555f2e
  2. #2e555f
  3. #5f2e55

Tetradic

  1. #555f2e
  2. #2e5f38
  3. #382e5f
  4. #5f2e55

Square

  1. #555f2e
  2. #2e5f51
  3. #382e5f
  4. #5f2e3d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e07
  2. #272b15
  3. #555f2e
  4. #839347
  5. #a9b96d

Shades

#555f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555f2e
  2. #4d5629
  3. #444c25
  4. #3c4320
  5. #33391c
  6. #2b3017
  7. #222612
  8. #1a1d0e
  9. #111309
  10. #090a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#555f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555f2e
  2. #666f43
  3. #777f58
  4. #888f6d
  5. #999f82
  6. #aaaf97
  7. #bbbfab
  8. #cccfc0
  9. #dddfd5
  10. #eeefea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555f2e
  2. #596236
  3. #5e663e
  4. #626947
  5. #666c4f
  6. #6b7057
  7. #6f735f
  8. #737667
  9. #777970
  10. #7c7d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #635b31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #595b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f5c2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e5c30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #585c47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555f2e {
  color: #555f2e;
}
Background
.bg-555f2e {
  background-color: #555f2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555f2e {
  border: 2px solid #555f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 95 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 35% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555f2e, #3d5f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 95 46 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 4.20 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.04 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.11 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 10.50 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.95 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 11.87 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.37 #aaa0d1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Army Green
#555f2e  rgb(85, 95, 46)  hsl(72, 35%, 28%)  Army Green
#382e5f  rgb(56, 46, 95)  hsl(252, 35%, 28%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2e555f  rgb(46, 85, 95)  hsl(192, 35%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5f2e55  rgb(95, 46, 85)  hsl(312, 35%, 28%)  Byzantium