What color is #556047?

#556047 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 #556047?

The RGB value is 85, 96, 71: 85 red, 96 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556047?

The complementary color is #524760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556047 color

#556047 rgb(85, 96, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #556047 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.6% green and 27.8% blue (85, 96, 71).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% 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 6.67:1).

#556047 color codes

HEX	`#556047`
RGB	`rgb(85, 96, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.16, -9.3, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.16, 15.91, 125.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.066, 10.752, 7.558)`
Decimal	`5595207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556047, 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 #556047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #556047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556047; }
.text { color: #556047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 96 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556047, #496047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556047?: #556047 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 #556047?: The RGB value is 85, 96, 71: 85 red, 96 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556047?: The complementary color is #524760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.