What color is #556F4B?

#556F4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556F4B?

The RGB value is 85, 111, 75: 85 red, 111 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556F4B?

The complementary color is #654B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556F4B color

#556F4B rgb(85, 111, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #556F4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.5% green and 29.4% blue (85, 111, 75).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#556F4B color codes

HEX	`#556F4B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 111, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, -17, 17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 24.07, 134.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.7, 13.808, 8.757)`
Decimal	`5599051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556F4B, 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 #556F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #556F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556f4b; }
.text { color: #556f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 111 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556f4b, #4b6f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #556F4B?: #556F4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556F4B?: The RGB value is 85, 111, 75: 85 red, 111 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556F4B?: The complementary color is #654B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.