What color is #557D61?

#557D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557D61?

The RGB value is 85, 125, 97: 85 red, 125 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557D61?

The complementary color is #7D5571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557D61 color

#557D61 rgb(85, 125, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #557D61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49% green and 38% blue (85, 125, 97).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#557D61 color codes

HEX	`#557D61`
RGB	`rgb(85, 125, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, -20.29, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 23.03, 151.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.237, 17.461, 13.98)`
Decimal	`5602657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557D61, 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 #557D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #557D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557d61; }
.text { color: #557d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 125 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557d61, #557d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #557D61?: #557D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557D61?: The RGB value is 85, 125, 97: 85 red, 125 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557D61?: The complementary color is #7D5571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.