What color is #55593B?

#55593B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55593B?

The RGB value is 85, 89, 59: 85 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55593B?

The complementary color is #3F3B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55593B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55593B color

#55593B rgb(85, 89, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #55593B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.9% green and 23.1% blue (85, 89, 59).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#55593B color codes

HEX	`#55593B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 89, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -7.17, 16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 18.34, 113.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.108, 9.392, 5.523)`
Decimal	`5593403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55593B, 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 #55593B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55593B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #55593B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55593b; }
.text { color: #55593b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55593b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 89 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55593b, #46593b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #55593B?: #55593B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55593B?: The RGB value is 85, 89, 59: 85 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55593B?: The complementary color is #3F3B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55593B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.