What color is #555A37?

#555A37 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 #555A37?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 55: 85 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A37?

The complementary color is #3C375A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A37 color

#555A37 rgb(85, 90, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #555A37 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 21.6% blue (85, 90, 55).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#555A37 color codes

HEX	`#555A37`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.97, -8.34, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.97, 21.28, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.092, 9.52, 5.025)`
Decimal	`5593655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A37, 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 #555A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #555A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a37; }
.text { color: #555a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a37, #435a37); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #555A37?: #555A37 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 #555A37?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 55: 85 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A37?: The complementary color is #3C375A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.