What color is #557158?

#557158 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557158?

The RGB value is 85, 113, 88: 85 red, 113 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557158?

The complementary color is #71556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557158 color

#557158 rgb(85, 113, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #557158 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 44.3% green and 34.5% blue (85, 113, 88).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#557158 color codes

HEX	`#557158`
RGB	`rgb(85, 113, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 44.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, -15.68, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 18.94, 145.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.412, 14.446, 11.418)`
Decimal	`5599576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557158, 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 #557158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #557158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557158; }
.text { color: #557158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 113 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557158, #557166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557158?: #557158 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557158?: The RGB value is 85, 113, 88: 85 red, 113 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557158?: The complementary color is #71556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.