What color is #557F52?

#557F52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557F52?

The RGB value is 85, 127, 82: 85 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557F52?

The complementary color is #7C527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557F52 color

#557F52 rgb(85, 127, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #557F52 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.8% green and 32.2% blue (85, 127, 82).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#557F52 color codes

HEX	`#557F52`
RGB	`rgb(85, 127, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, -24.16, 19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 31.34, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.858, 17.719, 10.724)`
Decimal	`5603154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557F52, 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 #557F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #557F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557f52; }
.text { color: #557f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 127 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557f52, #527f65); }

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Questions

What color is #557F52?: #557F52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557F52?: The RGB value is 85, 127, 82: 85 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557F52?: The complementary color is #7C527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.