What color is #55846A?

#55846A 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 #55846A?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 106: 85 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55846A?

The complementary color is #84556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55846A?

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.

#55846A color

#55846A rgb(85, 132, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #55846A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (85, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#55846A color codes

HEX	`#55846A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, -22.05, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 23.83, 157.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.598, 19.474, 16.622)`
Decimal	`5604458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55846A, 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 #55846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55846A 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 #55846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55846a; }
.text { color: #55846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55846a, #558482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #55846A?: #55846A 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 #55846A?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 106: 85 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55846A?: The complementary color is #84556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55846A?: 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.