What color is #55816A?

#55816A 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 #55816A?

The RGB value is 85, 129, 106: 85 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55816A?

The complementary color is #81556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55816A color

#55816A rgb(85, 129, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #55816A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (85, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#55816A color codes

HEX	`#55816A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, -20.49, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 21.89, 159.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.197, 18.672, 16.489)`
Decimal	`5603690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55816A, 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 #55816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #55816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55816a; }
.text { color: #55816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55816a, #558180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55816A?: #55816A 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 #55816A?: The RGB value is 85, 129, 106: 85 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55816A?: The complementary color is #81556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.