What color is #555D41?

#555D41 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 #555D41?

The RGB value is 85, 93, 65: 85 red, 93 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555D41?

The complementary color is #49415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555D41 color

#555D41 rgb(85, 93, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #555D41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.5% green and 25.5% blue (85, 93, 65).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#555D41 color codes

HEX	`#555D41`
RGB	`rgb(85, 93, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, -8.57, 15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 17.35, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.615, 10.142, 6.504)`
Decimal	`5594433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555D41, 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 #555D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #555D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555d41; }
.text { color: #555d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 93 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555d41, #475d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #555D41?: #555D41 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 #555D41?: The RGB value is 85, 93, 65: 85 red, 93 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555D41?: The complementary color is #49415D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.