What color is #55685F?

#55685F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55685F?

The RGB value is 85, 104, 95: 85 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55685F?

The complementary color is #68555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55685F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55685F color

#55685F rgb(85, 104, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55685F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (85, 104, 95).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#55685F color codes

HEX	`#55685F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 104, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, -9.16, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 9.55, 163.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.762, 12.658, 12.7)`
Decimal	`5597279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55685F, 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 #55685F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55685F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #55685F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55685f; }
.text { color: #55685f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55685f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 104 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55685f, #556868); }

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Questions

What color is #55685F?: #55685F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55685F?: The RGB value is 85, 104, 95: 85 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55685F?: The complementary color is #68555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55685F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.