What color is #558570?

#558570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558570?

The RGB value is 85, 133, 112: 85 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558570?

The complementary color is #85556A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558570 color

#558570 rgb(85, 133, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #558570 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 52.2% green and 43.9% blue (85, 133, 112).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#558570 color codes

HEX	`#558570`
RGB	`rgb(85, 133, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 52.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -21.25, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 22.14, 163.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.057, 19.875, 18.369)`
Decimal	`5604720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558570, 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 #558570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #558570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558570; }
.text { color: #558570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 133 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558570, #558285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558570?: #558570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558570?: The RGB value is 85, 133, 112: 85 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558570?: The complementary color is #85556A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.