What color is #55724F?

#55724F 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 #55724F?

The RGB value is 85, 114, 79: 85 red, 114 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55724F?

The complementary color is #6C4F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55724F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55724F color

#55724F rgb(85, 114, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #55724F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 44.7% green and 31% blue (85, 114, 79).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#55724F color codes

HEX	`#55724F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 114, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 44.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.98, -17.92, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.98, 24.08, 138.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.175, 14.53, 9.611)`
Decimal	`5599823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55724F, 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 #55724F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55724F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #55724F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55724f; }
.text { color: #55724f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55724f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 114 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55724f, #4f725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #55724F?: #55724F 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 #55724F?: The RGB value is 85, 114, 79: 85 red, 114 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55724F?: The complementary color is #6C4F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55724F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.