What color is #55695F?

#55695F 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 #55695F?

The RGB value is 85, 105, 95: 85 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55695F?

The complementary color is #69555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55695F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55695F color

#55695F rgb(85, 105, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55695F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (85, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#55695F color codes

HEX	`#55695F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, -9.73, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 10.23, 162.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.863, 12.86, 12.734)`
Decimal	`5597535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55695F, 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 #55695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #55695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55695f; }
.text { color: #55695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55695f, #556969); }

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Questions

What color is #55695F?: #55695F 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 #55695F?: The RGB value is 85, 105, 95: 85 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55695F?: The complementary color is #69555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55695F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.