What color is #557D51?

#557D51 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 #557D51?

The RGB value is 85, 125, 81: 85 red, 125 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557D51?

The complementary color is #79517D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557D51 color

#557D51 rgb(85, 125, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #557D51 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49% green and 31.8% blue (85, 125, 81).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#557D51 color codes

HEX	`#557D51`
RGB	`rgb(85, 125, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -23.32, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 30.5, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.565, 17.192, 10.439)`
Decimal	`5602641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557D51, 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 #557D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #557D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557d51; }
.text { color: #557d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 125 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557d51, #517d63); }

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Questions

What color is #557D51?: #557D51 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 #557D51?: The RGB value is 85, 125, 81: 85 red, 125 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557D51?: The complementary color is #79517D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.