What color is #557355?

#557355 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 #557355?

The RGB value is 85, 115, 85: 85 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557355?

The complementary color is #735573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557355 color

#557355 rgb(85, 115, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #557355 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (85, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#557355 color codes

HEX	`#557355`
RGB	`rgb(85, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -17.35, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 21.79, 142.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.516, 14.848, 10.852)`
Decimal	`5600085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557355, 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 #557355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #557355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557355; }
.text { color: #557355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557355, #557364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557355?: #557355 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 #557355?: The RGB value is 85, 115, 85: 85 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557355?: The complementary color is #735573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.