What color is #557D59?

#557D59 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 #557D59?

The RGB value is 85, 125, 89: 85 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557D59?

The complementary color is #7D5579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557D59 color

#557D59 rgb(85, 125, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #557D59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49% green and 34.9% blue (85, 125, 89).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#557D59 color codes

HEX	`#557D59`
RGB	`rgb(85, 125, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, -21.87, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 26.69, 145.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.882, 17.319, 12.113)`
Decimal	`5602649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557D59, 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 #557D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #557D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557d59; }
.text { color: #557d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 125 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557d59, #557d6d); }

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Questions

What color is #557D59?: #557D59 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 #557D59?: The RGB value is 85, 125, 89: 85 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557D59?: The complementary color is #7D5579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.