What color is #558064?

#558064 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 #558064?

The RGB value is 85, 128, 100: 85 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558064?

The complementary color is #805571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558064 color

#558064 rgb(85, 128, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #558064 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 50.2% green and 39.2% blue (85, 128, 100).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#558064 color codes

HEX	`#558064`
RGB	`rgb(85, 128, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 50.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, -21.24, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 23.72, 153.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.765, 18.289, 14.859)`
Decimal	`5603428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558064, 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 #558064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#558064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #558064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558064; }
.text { color: #558064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 128 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558064, #55807a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558064?: #558064 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 #558064?: The RGB value is 85, 128, 100: 85 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558064?: The complementary color is #805571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.