What color is #555D33?

#555D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555D33?

The RGB value is 85, 93, 51: 85 red, 93 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555D33?

The complementary color is #3B335D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555D33 color

#555D33 rgb(85, 93, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #555D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.5% green and 20% blue (85, 93, 51).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#555D33 color codes

HEX	`#555D33`
RGB	`rgb(85, 93, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, -10.62, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 25.37, 114.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.258, 9.999, 4.626)`
Decimal	`5594419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555D33, 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 #555D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #555D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555d33; }
.text { color: #555d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 93 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555d33, #405d33); }

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Questions

What color is #555D33?: #555D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555D33?: The RGB value is 85, 93, 51: 85 red, 93 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555D33?: The complementary color is #3B335D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.