What color is #557843?

#557843 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557843?

The RGB value is 85, 120, 67: 85 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557843?

The complementary color is #664378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557843 color

#557843 rgb(85, 120, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #557843 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.1% green and 26.3% blue (85, 120, 67).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#557843 color codes

HEX	`#557843`
RGB	`rgb(85, 120, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, -23.01, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 34.1, 132.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.476, 15.769, 7.748)`
Decimal	`5601347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557843, 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 #557843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #557843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557843; }
.text { color: #557843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 120 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557843, #43784c); }

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Questions

What color is #557843?: #557843 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557843?: The RGB value is 85, 120, 67: 85 red, 120 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557843?: The complementary color is #664378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.