What color is #558955?

#558955 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558955?

The RGB value is 85, 137, 85: 85 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558955?

The complementary color is #895589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558955 color

#558955 rgb(85, 137, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #558955 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 53.7% green and 33.3% blue (85, 137, 85).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#558955 color codes

HEX	`#558955`
RGB	`rgb(85, 137, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 53.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, -28.59, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 36.42, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.331, 20.478, 11.79)`
Decimal	`5605717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558955, 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 #558955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #558955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558955; }
.text { color: #558955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 137 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558955, #55896f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558955?: #558955 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558955?: The RGB value is 85, 137, 85: 85 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558955?: The complementary color is #895589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.