What color is #55603C?

#55603C 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 #55603C?

The RGB value is 85, 96, 60: 85 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55603C?

The complementary color is #473C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55603C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55603C color

#55603C rgb(85, 96, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #55603C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.6% green and 23.5% blue (85, 96, 60).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#55603C color codes

HEX	`#55603C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 96, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, -11.08, 19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 22.16, 120)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.745, 10.623, 5.864)`
Decimal	`5595196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55603C, 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 #55603C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55603C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #55603C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55603c; }
.text { color: #55603c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55603c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 96 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55603c, #43603c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #55603C?: #55603C 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 #55603C?: The RGB value is 85, 96, 60: 85 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55603C?: The complementary color is #473C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55603C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.