What color is #557459?

#557459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557459?

The RGB value is 85, 116, 89: 85 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557459?

The complementary color is #745570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557459 color

#557459 rgb(85, 116, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #557459 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.5% green and 34.9% blue (85, 116, 89).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% 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 5.21:1).

#557459 color codes

HEX	`#557459`
RGB	`rgb(85, 116, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, -17.11, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 20.55, 146.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.794, 15.143, 11.751)`
Decimal	`5600345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557459, 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 #557459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #557459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557459; }
.text { color: #557459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 116 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557459, #557469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557459?: #557459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557459?: The RGB value is 85, 116, 89: 85 red, 116 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557459?: The complementary color is #745570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.