What color is #557659?

#557659 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 #557659?

The RGB value is 85, 118, 89: 85 red, 118 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557659?

The complementary color is #765572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557659 color

#557659 rgb(85, 118, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #557659 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 46.3% green and 34.9% blue (85, 118, 89).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#557659 color codes

HEX	`#557659`
RGB	`rgb(85, 118, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 46.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -18.19, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 21.93, 146.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.027, 15.609, 11.828)`
Decimal	`5600857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557659, 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 #557659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #557659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557659; }
.text { color: #557659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 118 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557659, #55766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557659?: #557659 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 #557659?: The RGB value is 85, 118, 89: 85 red, 118 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557659?: The complementary color is #765572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.