What color is #555A3B?

#555A3B 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 #555A3B?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 59: 85 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A3B?

The complementary color is #403B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A3B color

#555A3B rgb(85, 90, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #555A3B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 23.1% blue (85, 90, 59).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#555A3B color codes

HEX	`#555A3B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, -7.76, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 18.95, 114.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.192, 9.559, 5.55)`
Decimal	`5593659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A3B, 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 #555A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #555A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a3b; }
.text { color: #555a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a3b, #465a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #555A3B?: #555A3B 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 #555A3B?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 59: 85 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A3B?: The complementary color is #403B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.