What color is #55705A?

#55705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55705A?

The RGB value is 85, 112, 90: 85 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55705A?

The complementary color is #70556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55705A color

#55705A rgb(85, 112, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #55705A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (85, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#55705A color codes

HEX	`#55705A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, -14.73, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 17.3, 148.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.385, 14.257, 11.823)`
Decimal	`5599322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55705A, 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 #55705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #55705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55705a; }
.text { color: #55705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55705a, #557067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #55705A?: #55705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55705A?: The RGB value is 85, 112, 90: 85 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55705A?: The complementary color is #70556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.