What color is #55613B?

#55613B 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 #55613B?

The RGB value is 85, 97, 59: 85 red, 97 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55613B?

The complementary color is #473B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55613B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55613B color

#55613B rgb(85, 97, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #55613B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38% green and 23.1% blue (85, 97, 59).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#55613B color codes

HEX	`#55613B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 97, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, -11.8, 20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 23.37, 120.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.81, 10.796, 5.757)`
Decimal	`5595451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55613B, 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 #55613B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55613B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #55613B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55613b; }
.text { color: #55613b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55613b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 97 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55613b, #42613b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #55613B?: #55613B 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 #55613B?: The RGB value is 85, 97, 59: 85 red, 97 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55613B?: The complementary color is #473B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55613B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.