What color is #557151?

#557151 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557151?

The RGB value is 85, 113, 81: 85 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557151?

The complementary color is #6D5171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557151 color

#557151 rgb(85, 113, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #557151 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 44.3% green and 31.8% blue (85, 113, 81).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#557151 color codes

HEX	`#557151`
RGB	`rgb(85, 113, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 44.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -17.02, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 22.39, 139.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.136, 14.335, 9.963)`
Decimal	`5599569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557151, 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 #557151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #557151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557151; }
.text { color: #557151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 113 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557151, #51715d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557151?: #557151 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557151?: The RGB value is 85, 113, 81: 85 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557151?: The complementary color is #6D5171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.