What color is #55665B?

#55665B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55665B?

The RGB value is 85, 102, 91: 85 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55665B?

The complementary color is #665560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55665B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55665B color

#55665B rgb(85, 102, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55665B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40% green and 35.7% blue (85, 102, 91).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#55665B color codes

HEX	`#55665B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 102, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.52, -8.87, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.52, 9.76, 155.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.386, 12.189, 11.701)`
Decimal	`5596763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55665B, 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 #55665B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55665B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #55665B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55665b; }
.text { color: #55665b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55665b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 102 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55665b, #556664); }

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Questions

What color is #55665B?: #55665B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55665B?: The RGB value is 85, 102, 91: 85 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55665B?: The complementary color is #665560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55665B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.