What color is #555B0F?

#555B0F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555B0F?

The RGB value is 85, 91, 15: 85 red, 91 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555B0F?

The complementary color is #150F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555B0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555B0F color

#555B0F rgb(85, 91, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #555B0F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.7% green and 5.9% blue (85, 91, 15).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 72% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#555B0F color codes

HEX	`#555B0F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 91, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 72%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 84%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 84%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, -12.57, 39.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 41.39, 107.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.574, 9.448, 1.877)`
Decimal	`5593871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555B0F, 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 #555B0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555B0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #555B0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555b0f; }
.text { color: #555b0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555b0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 91 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555b0f, #2f5b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555B0F?: #555B0F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555B0F?: The RGB value is 85, 91, 15: 85 red, 91 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555B0F?: The complementary color is #150F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555B0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.