What color is #557C4F?

#557C4F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557C4F?

The RGB value is 85, 124, 79: 85 red, 124 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557C4F?

The complementary color is #764F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557C4F color

#557C4F rgb(85, 124, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #557C4F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 48.6% green and 31% blue (85, 124, 79).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#557C4F color codes

HEX	`#557C4F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 124, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 48.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.15, -23.15, 20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.15, 30.81, 138.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.365, 16.911, 10.008)`
Decimal	`5602383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557C4F, 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 #557C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #557C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557c4f; }
.text { color: #557c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 124 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557c4f, #4f7c60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #557C4F?: #557C4F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557C4F?: The RGB value is 85, 124, 79: 85 red, 124 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557C4F?: The complementary color is #764F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.