What color is #558354?

#558354 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558354?

The RGB value is 85, 131, 84: 85 red, 131 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558354?

The complementary color is #825483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558354?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558354 color

#558354 rgb(85, 131, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #558354 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.4% green and 32.9% blue (85, 131, 84).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#558354 color codes

HEX	`#558354`
RGB	`rgb(85, 131, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, -25.82, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 33.01, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.462, 18.803, 11.306)`
Decimal	`5604180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558354, 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 #558354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #558354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558354; }
.text { color: #558354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 131 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558354, #54836a); }

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Questions

What color is #558354?: #558354 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558354?: The RGB value is 85, 131, 84: 85 red, 131 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558354?: The complementary color is #825483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558354?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.