What color is #557E50?

#557E50 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 #557E50?

The RGB value is 85, 126, 80: 85 red, 126 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557E50?

The complementary color is #79507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557E50 color

#557E50 rgb(85, 126, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #557E50 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.4% green and 31.4% blue (85, 126, 80).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#557E50 color codes

HEX	`#557E50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 126, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -23.99, 20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 31.65, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 17.432, 10.286)`
Decimal	`5602896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557E50, 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 #557E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #557E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557e50; }
.text { color: #557e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 126 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557e50, #507e62); }

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Questions

What color is #557E50?: #557E50 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 #557E50?: The RGB value is 85, 126, 80: 85 red, 126 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557E50?: The complementary color is #79507E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.