What color is #558251?

#558251 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558251?

The RGB value is 85, 130, 81: 85 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558251?

The complementary color is #7E5182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558251?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558251 color

#558251 rgb(85, 130, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #558251 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51% green and 31.8% blue (85, 130, 81).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#558251 color codes

HEX	`#558251`
RGB	`rgb(85, 130, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -25.83, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 33.78, 139.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.214, 18.49, 10.656)`
Decimal	`5603921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558251, 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 #558251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #558251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558251; }
.text { color: #558251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 130 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558251, #518265); }

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Questions

What color is #558251?: #558251 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558251?: The RGB value is 85, 130, 81: 85 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558251?: The complementary color is #7E5182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558251?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.