What color is #558B78?

#558B78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558B78?

The RGB value is 85, 139, 120: 85 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558B78?

The complementary color is #8B5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558B78 color

#558B78 rgb(85, 139, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #558B78 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 54.5% green and 47.1% blue (85, 139, 120).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#558B78 color codes

HEX	`#558B78`
RGB	`rgb(85, 139, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 54.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, -22.52, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 22.98, 168.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.368, 21.752, 21.102)`
Decimal	`5606264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558B78, 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 #558B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #558B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558b78; }
.text { color: #558b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 139 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558b78, #55838b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #558B78?: #558B78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558B78?: The RGB value is 85, 139, 120: 85 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558B78?: The complementary color is #8B5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.