What color is #558E4C?

#558E4C is a desaturated green known as Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Victorian Garden?

The RGB value is 85, 142, 76: 85 red, 142 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Victorian Garden?

The complementary color is #854C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558E4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Victorian Garden color: hex code #558E4C

#558E4C rgb(85, 142, 76)

Shades of green

Victorian Garden has the hex code #558E4C. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 55.7% green and 29.8% blue (85, 142, 76).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Victorian Garden (#558E4C) color codes

HEX	`#558E4C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 142, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 55.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 46%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.81, -32.39, 29.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.81, 43.69, 137.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.723, 21.798, 10.268)`
Decimal	`5606988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Victorian Garden, 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 #558E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #558E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558e4c; }
.text { color: #558e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 142 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558e4c, #4c8e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

See #558E4C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #558E4C?: #558E4C is a desaturated green known as Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Victorian Garden?: The RGB value is 85, 142, 76: 85 red, 142 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Victorian Garden?: The complementary color is #854C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558E4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.