What color is #55583B?

#55583B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55583B?

The RGB value is 85, 88, 59: 85 red, 88 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55583B?

The complementary color is #3E3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55583B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55583B color

#55583B rgb(85, 88, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #55583B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.5% green and 23.1% blue (85, 88, 59).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#55583B color codes

HEX	`#55583B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 88, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, -6.58, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 17.73, 111.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.025, 9.227, 5.495)`
Decimal	`5593147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55583B, 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 #55583B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55583B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #55583B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55583b; }
.text { color: #55583b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55583b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 88 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55583b, #47583b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #55583B?: #55583B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55583B?: The RGB value is 85, 88, 59: 85 red, 88 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55583B?: The complementary color is #3E3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55583B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.