What color is #556B50?

#556B50 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 #556B50?

The RGB value is 85, 107, 80: 85 red, 107 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556B50?

The complementary color is #66506B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556B50 color

#556B50 rgb(85, 107, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #556B50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42% green and 31.4% blue (85, 107, 80).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#556B50 color codes

HEX	`#556B50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 107, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, -13.91, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 18.71, 138.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.452, 13.026, 9.551)`
Decimal	`5598032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556B50, 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 #556B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #556B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556b50; }
.text { color: #556b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 107 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556b50, #506b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #556B50?: #556B50 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 #556B50?: The RGB value is 85, 107, 80: 85 red, 107 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556B50?: The complementary color is #66506B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.