Dark Olive Green (#556B2F)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.95:1 — vs black: 3.53:1

Color values

  • HEX #556B2F
  • RGB rgb(85, 107, 47)
  • HSL hsl(82, 56%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 20.56, 0, 56.07, 58.04 )
  • Websafe #666633

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556B2F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#452F6B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#6B632F
#376B2F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#2F556B
#6B2F55
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#2F376B
#632F6B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#2F6B63
#452F6B
#6B2F37
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Olive Green
#556B2F Base
#0E1208
#2B3618
#3E4F23
#6C873B
#7FA046
#A4C172
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Olive Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E1208
#1C2410
#2A3517
#39471F
#475927
Dark Olive Green #556B2F Base
#799943
#9BBB64
#B8CF91
#D6E3BF
#F4F7ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #556B2F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #556B2F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #556B2F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #556B2F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #556B2F,
        #5B2FA7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #556B2F,
        #5B2FA7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-olive-green: #556B2F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-olive-green-r: 85;
$dark-olive-green-g: 107;
$dark-olive-green-b: 47;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-olive-green;
    color: rgba($dark-olive-green-r, $dark-olive-green-g, $dark-olive-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Olive Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #556B2F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #656530 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #69692F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5C6666 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #646464 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Olive Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Olive Green #556B2F Base
Dark Moss Green #4A5D23 ΔE 4.85
Fern Green #4F7942 ΔE 6.63
Sap Green #507D2A ΔE 7.42
Army Green #4B5320 ΔE 8.54

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.