What color is #557557?

#557557 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 #557557?

The RGB value is 85, 117, 87: 85 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557557?

The complementary color is #755573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557557 color

#557557 rgb(85, 117, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #557557 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.9% green and 34.1% blue (85, 117, 87).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#557557 color codes

HEX	`#557557`
RGB	`rgb(85, 117, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, -18.04, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 22.2, 144.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.827, 15.342, 11.353)`
Decimal	`5600599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557557, 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 #557557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #557557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557557; }
.text { color: #557557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 117 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557557, #557567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557557?: #557557 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 #557557?: The RGB value is 85, 117, 87: 85 red, 117 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557557?: The complementary color is #755573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.