What color is #555846?

#555846 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555846?

The RGB value is 85, 88, 70: 85 red, 88 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555846?

The complementary color is #494658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555846 color

#555846 rgb(85, 88, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555846 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.5% green and 27.5% blue (85, 88, 70).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% 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 7.32:1).

#555846 color codes

HEX	`#555846`
RGB	`rgb(85, 88, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, -4.77, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 11.13, 115.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.341, 9.353, 7.159)`
Decimal	`5593158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555846, 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 #555846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #555846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555846; }
.text { color: #555846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 88 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555846, #4c5846); }

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Questions

What color is #555846?: #555846 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555846?: The RGB value is 85, 88, 70: 85 red, 88 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555846?: The complementary color is #494658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.