What color is #55644C?

#55644C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55644C?

The RGB value is 85, 100, 76: 85 red, 100 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55644C?

The complementary color is #5B4C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55644C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55644C color

#55644C rgb(85, 100, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #55644C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 39.2% green and 29.8% blue (85, 100, 76).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#55644C color codes

HEX	`#55644C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 100, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 39.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.52, -10.71, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.52, 15.9, 132.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.608, 11.567, 8.563)`
Decimal	`5596236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55644C, 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 #55644C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55644C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #55644C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55644c; }
.text { color: #55644c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55644c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 100 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55644c, #4c644f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #55644C?: #55644C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55644C?: The RGB value is 85, 100, 76: 85 red, 100 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55644C?: The complementary color is #5B4C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55644C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.