What color is #55500C?

#55500C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55500C?

The RGB value is 85, 80, 12: 85 red, 80 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55500C?

The complementary color is #0C1155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55500C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55500C color

#55500C rgb(85, 80, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #55500C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.4% green and 4.7% blue (85, 80, 12).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 75% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 86% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#55500C color codes

HEX	`#55500C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 80, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 75%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 86%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 86%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.34, -6.32, 37.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.34, 37.86, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.682, 7.695, 1.481)`
Decimal	`5591052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55500C, 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 #55500C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55500C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #55500C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55500c; }
.text { color: #55500c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55500c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 80 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55500c, #36550c); }

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Questions

What color is #55500C?: #55500C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55500C?: The RGB value is 85, 80, 12: 85 red, 80 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55500C?: The complementary color is #0C1155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55500C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.