What color is #55704F?

#55704F 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 #55704F?

The RGB value is 85, 112, 79: 85 red, 112 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55704F?

The complementary color is #6A4F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55704F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55704F color

#55704F rgb(85, 112, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #55704F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.9% green and 31% blue (85, 112, 79).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#55704F color codes

HEX	`#55704F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 112, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, -16.84, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 22.71, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.951, 14.084, 9.537)`
Decimal	`5599311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55704F, 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 #55704F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55704F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #55704F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55704f; }
.text { color: #55704f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55704f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 112 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55704f, #4f705a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #55704F?: #55704F 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 #55704F?: The RGB value is 85, 112, 79: 85 red, 112 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55704F?: The complementary color is #6A4F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55704F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.