What color is #556E51?

#556E51 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 #556E51?

The RGB value is 85, 110, 81: 85 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556E51?

The complementary color is #6A516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556E51 color

#556E51 rgb(85, 110, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #556E51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.1% green and 31.8% blue (85, 110, 81).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#556E51 color codes

HEX	`#556E51`
RGB	`rgb(85, 110, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, -15.38, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 20.3, 139.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.807, 13.677, 9.854)`
Decimal	`5598801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556E51, 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 #556E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #556E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556e51; }
.text { color: #556e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 110 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556e51, #516e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #556E51?: #556E51 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 #556E51?: The RGB value is 85, 110, 81: 85 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556E51?: The complementary color is #6A516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.