What color is #559260?

#559260 is a desaturated green known as Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medusa?

The RGB value is 85, 146, 96: 85 red, 146 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medusa?

The complementary color is #925587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medusa color: hex code #559260

#559260 rgb(85, 146, 96)

Shades of green

Medusa has the hex code #559260. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 57.3% green and 37.6% blue (85, 146, 96).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

Medusa (#559260) color codes

HEX	`#559260`
RGB	`rgb(85, 146, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 57.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -30.96, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 37.12, 146.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.136, 23.333, 14.717)`
Decimal	`5608032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medusa, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #559260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #559260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559260; }
.text { color: #559260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 146 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559260, #55927e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #559260 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #559260?: #559260 is a desaturated green known as Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medusa?: The RGB value is 85, 146, 96: 85 red, 146 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medusa?: The complementary color is #925587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.