What color is #55735C?

#55735C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55735C?

The RGB value is 85, 115, 92: 85 red, 115 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55735C?

The complementary color is #73556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55735C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55735C color

#55735C rgb(85, 115, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #55735C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.1% green and 36.1% blue (85, 115, 92).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#55735C color codes

HEX	`#55735C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 115, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -15.97, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 18.46, 149.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.808, 14.965, 12.39)`
Decimal	`5600092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55735C, 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 #55735C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55735C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #55735C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55735c; }
.text { color: #55735c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55735c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 115 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55735c, #55736b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #55735C?: #55735C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55735C?: The RGB value is 85, 115, 92: 85 red, 115 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55735C?: The complementary color is #73556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55735C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.