What color is #55835F?

#55835F 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 #55835F?

The RGB value is 85, 131, 95: 85 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55835F?

The complementary color is #835579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55835F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55835F color

#55835F rgb(85, 131, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #55835F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.4% green and 37.3% blue (85, 131, 95).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#55835F color codes

HEX	`#55835F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 131, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, -23.79, 14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 27.91, 148.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.927, 18.989, 13.756)`
Decimal	`5604191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55835F, 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 #55835F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55835F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #55835F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55835f; }
.text { color: #55835f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55835f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 131 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55835f, #558376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55835F?: #55835F 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 #55835F?: The RGB value is 85, 131, 95: 85 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55835F?: The complementary color is #835579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55835F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.