What color is #556041?

#556041 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 #556041?

The RGB value is 85, 96, 65: 85 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556041?

The complementary color is #4C4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556041 color

#556041 rgb(85, 96, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #556041 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.6% green and 25.5% blue (85, 96, 65).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#556041 color codes

HEX	`#556041`
RGB	`rgb(85, 96, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, -10.31, 16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 19.33, 122.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.883, 10.679, 6.593)`
Decimal	`5595201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556041, 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 #556041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #556041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556041; }
.text { color: #556041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 96 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556041, #456041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556041?: #556041 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 #556041?: The RGB value is 85, 96, 65: 85 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556041?: The complementary color is #4C4160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.