What color is #556F52?

#556F52 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 #556F52?

The RGB value is 85, 111, 82: 85 red, 111 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556F52?

The complementary color is #6C526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556F52 color

#556F52 rgb(85, 111, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #556F52 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.5% green and 32.2% blue (85, 111, 82).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#556F52 color codes

HEX	`#556F52`
RGB	`rgb(85, 111, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 26%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, -15.74, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 20.5, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.953, 13.909, 10.089)`
Decimal	`5599058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556F52, 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 #556F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #556F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556f52; }
.text { color: #556f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 111 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556f52, #526f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #556F52?: #556F52 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 #556F52?: The RGB value is 85, 111, 82: 85 red, 111 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556F52?: The complementary color is #6C526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.