What color is #55736C?

#55736C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55736C?

The RGB value is 85, 115, 108: 85 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55736C?

The complementary color is #73555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55736C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55736C color

#55736C rgb(85, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55736C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (85, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#55736C color codes

HEX	`#55736C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, -12.45, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 12.45, 178.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.583, 15.275, 16.47)`
Decimal	`5600108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55736C, 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 #55736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #55736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55736c; }
.text { color: #55736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55736c, #556b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #55736C?: #55736C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55736C?: The RGB value is 85, 115, 108: 85 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55736C?: The complementary color is #73555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55736C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.