What color is #556A58?

#556A58 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556A58?

The RGB value is 85, 106, 88: 85 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556A58?

The complementary color is #6A5567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556A58 color

#556A58 rgb(85, 106, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #556A58 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 41.6% green and 34.5% blue (85, 106, 88).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#556A58 color codes

HEX	`#556A58`
RGB	`rgb(85, 106, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, -11.79, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 14, 147.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.661, 12.944, 11.167)`
Decimal	`5597784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556A58, 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 #556A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #556A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556a58; }
.text { color: #556a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 106 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556a58, #556a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556A58?: #556A58 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556A58?: The RGB value is 85, 106, 88: 85 red, 106 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556A58?: The complementary color is #6A5567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.