What color is #558375?

#558375 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558375?

The RGB value is 85, 131, 117: 85 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558375?

The complementary color is #835563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558375 color

#558375 rgb(85, 131, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #558375 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.4% green and 45.9% blue (85, 131, 117).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#558375 color codes

HEX	`#558375`
RGB	`rgb(85, 131, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, -19.05, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 19.22, 172.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.072, 19.447, 19.786)`
Decimal	`5604213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558375, 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 #558375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #558375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558375; }
.text { color: #558375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 131 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558375, #557a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #558375?: #558375 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558375?: The RGB value is 85, 131, 117: 85 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558375?: The complementary color is #835563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.