What color is #55796A?

#55796A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55796A?

The RGB value is 85, 121, 106: 85 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55796A?

The complementary color is #795564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55796A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55796A color

#55796A rgb(85, 121, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #55796A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.5% green and 41.6% blue (85, 121, 106).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#55796A color codes

HEX	`#55796A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 121, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, -16.22, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 16.74, 165.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.184, 16.646, 16.151)`
Decimal	`5601642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55796A, 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 #55796A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55796A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #55796A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55796a; }
.text { color: #55796a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55796a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 121 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55796a, #557679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #55796A?: #55796A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55796A?: The RGB value is 85, 121, 106: 85 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55796A?: The complementary color is #795564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55796A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.