What color is #555B3F?

#555B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555B3F?

The RGB value is 85, 91, 63: 85 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555B3F?

The complementary color is #453F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555B3F color

#555B3F rgb(85, 91, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #555B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.7% green and 24.7% blue (85, 91, 63).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#555B3F color codes

HEX	`#555B3F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 91, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.43, -7.73, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.43, 17.23, 116.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.385, 9.772, 6.146)`
Decimal	`5593919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555B3F, 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 #555B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #555B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555b3f; }
.text { color: #555b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 91 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555b3f, #475b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #555B3F?: #555B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555B3F?: The RGB value is 85, 91, 63: 85 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555B3F?: The complementary color is #453F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.