What color is #55654E?

#55654E 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 #55654E?

The RGB value is 85, 101, 78: 85 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55654E?

The complementary color is #5E4E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55654E color

#55654E rgb(85, 101, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #55654E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (85, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#55654E color codes

HEX	`#55654E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -10.91, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 15.53, 134.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.775, 11.789, 8.967)`
Decimal	`5596494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55654E, 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 #55654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #55654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55654e; }
.text { color: #55654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55654e, #4e6553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #55654E?: #55654E 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 #55654E?: The RGB value is 85, 101, 78: 85 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55654E?: The complementary color is #5E4E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.