What color is #558462?

#558462 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 #558462?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 98: 85 red, 132 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558462?

The complementary color is #845577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558462 color

#558462 rgb(85, 132, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #558462 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 38.4% blue (85, 132, 98).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#558462 color codes

HEX	`#558462`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, -23.71, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 27.23, 150.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.201, 19.315, 14.533)`
Decimal	`5604450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558462, 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 #558462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #558462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558462; }
.text { color: #558462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558462, #55847a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558462?: #558462 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 #558462?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 98: 85 red, 132 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558462?: The complementary color is #845577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.