What color is #55796D?

#55796D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55796D?

The RGB value is 85, 121, 109: 85 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55796D?

The complementary color is #795561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55796D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55796D color

#55796D rgb(85, 121, 109)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (85, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#55796D color codes

HEX	`#55796D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, -15.53, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 15.73, 170.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.343, 16.71, 16.987)`
Decimal	`5601645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55796D, 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 #55796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #55796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55796d; }
.text { color: #55796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55796d, #557379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #55796D?: #55796D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55796D?: The RGB value is 85, 121, 109: 85 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55796D?: The complementary color is #795561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55796D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.