What color is #557A51?

#557A51 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 #557A51?

The RGB value is 85, 122, 81: 85 red, 122 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557A51?

The complementary color is #76517A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557A51 color

#557A51 rgb(85, 122, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #557A51 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.8% green and 31.8% blue (85, 122, 81).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#557A51 color codes

HEX	`#557A51`
RGB	`rgb(85, 122, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, -21.78, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 28.51, 139.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.191, 16.444, 10.315)`
Decimal	`5601873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557A51, 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 #557A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #557A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557a51; }
.text { color: #557a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 122 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557a51, #517a61); }

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Questions

What color is #557A51?: #557A51 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 #557A51?: The RGB value is 85, 122, 81: 85 red, 122 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557A51?: The complementary color is #76517A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.