HEX atlas value

#556E02

#556E02 is a cool green HEX color close to Avocado. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 85, 110, 2, HSL 74, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.1309, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#556E02 Sample readable text

HEX #556E02

RGB rgb(85, 110, 2)

HSL hsl(74 96% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 98, 57)

Luminance 0.1309

Contrast Black 3.62:1White 5.8:1

CSS

--color-556e02: #556E02;
.background-556e02 { background-color: #556E02; }
.text-556e02 { color: #556E02; }

Luminance0.1309

Black text3.62:1AA Fail

White text5.8:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#556E02","rgb":[85,110,2],"hsl":[74,96,22],"cmyk":[23,0,98,57],"luminance":0.1309,"contrast":{"black":3.62,"white":5.8}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0F1400","hex":"#0F1400","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B026E","hex":"#1B026E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.28,"contrastWhite":16.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9AC804","hex":"#9AC804","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#6E5102","hex":"#6E5102","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Avocado adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/556e02.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B026E","analogous":["#6E5102","#1F6E02"],"triadic":["#02556E","#6E0255"],"tetradic":["#026E51","#1B026E","#6E021F"],"splitComplementary":["#021F6E","#51026E"],"monochromatic":["#9AC804","#556E02","#0F1400"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9AC804","dark":"#0F1400","saturated":"#567000","desaturated":"#4E620F","pastel":"#ACD917","neon":"#759900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":29.597297173897484},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":34.23448553724738},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":35.58089374931439},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":38.71692136521188}]

HEX meaning and use

About #556E02

#556E02 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #556E02 is visually closest to Avocado, a named green color with HEX #568203.

The RGB channels are 85, 110, and 2, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 96% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1309, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.62:1AA Fail

White text5.8:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #556E02 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.62:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.8:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0F1400#FFFFFF text · best 18.75:1#0F1400

#1B026E#FFFFFF text · best 16.41:1#1B026E

#9AC804#000000 text · best 10.64:1#9AC804

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

#6E5102#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#6E5102

Generated Palette

#556E02#556E02

#1B026E#1B026E

#6E5102#6E5102

#1F6E02#1F6E02

#9AC804#9AC804

#0F1400#0F1400

Color Harmonies

#1B026E#1B026E

#6E5102#6E5102

#1F6E02#1F6E02

#02556E#02556E

#6E0255#6E0255

Variants

#9AC804#9AC804

#0F1400#0F1400

#567000#567000

#4E620F#4E620F

#ACD917#ACD917

#759900#759900

Nearest Named Colors

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

Fern Frond#657220

Terre Verte#385E0F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

#556E02

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #556E02

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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