#556962Dark Forest (#556962) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 172°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.026. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #556962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 105, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 11%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 19%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.6 -9.1 1.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.502 0.026 172) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Forest shifts subtly: takes on a green cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5b665b — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a green cast#596960 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: takes on a green cast#556962 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#556a63 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Forest in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.86:1 and against black 3.58:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#acbcb6 · #849690 · #556962 · #3d4f49 · #1e2e29 · #04110d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5b9197 · #42827c · #556962 · #305f43 · #304b2a · #2d3814
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a3c5d2 · #69aac2 · #698692 · #556962 · #1c5344 · #00382b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b0d0c5 · #b67e96 · #556962 · #3a4a44 · #103027 · #03140e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff2 · #adb9b5 · #827c7e · #556962 · #414e4a · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf4f1 · #c2cbc8 · #556962 · #182621 · #000503 · #e5529e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf4f1 · #c2cbc8 · #556962 · #182621 · #000503 · #f1ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecf3 · #d5a7ba · #a16b83 · #556962 · #663c4f · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf3 · #c9aacd · #a66c6a · #556962 · #5b3f60 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2f0ff · #b6b0da · #a27154 · #556962 · #664129 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf2ff · #a1b7dd · #a16b83 · #556962 · #5c471f · #040001
#6D7F79 · #869690 · #A0ADA8 · #BAC5C1 · #D5DEDA
#455751 · #364640 · #273531 · #1A2621 · #0C1713
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.