What color is #55563C?

#55563C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55563C?

The RGB value is 85, 86, 60: 85 red, 86 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55563C?

The complementary color is #3D3C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55563C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55563C color

#55563C rgb(85, 86, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #55563C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.7% green and 23.5% blue (85, 86, 60).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#55563C color codes

HEX	`#55563C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 86, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 30%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, -5.24, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 15.94, 109.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.89, 8.913, 5.579)`
Decimal	`5592636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55563C, 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 #55563C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55563C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #55563C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55563c; }
.text { color: #55563c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55563c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 86 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55563c, #48563c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #55563C?: #55563C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55563C?: The RGB value is 85, 86, 60: 85 red, 86 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55563C?: The complementary color is #3D3C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55563C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.