What color is #558C59?

#558C59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558C59?

The RGB value is 85, 140, 89: 85 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558C59?

The complementary color is #8C5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558C59 color

#558C59 rgb(85, 140, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #558C59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 54.9% green and 34.9% blue (85, 140, 89).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#558C59 color codes

HEX	`#558C59`
RGB	`rgb(85, 140, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 54.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -29.35, 21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 36.49, 143.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.927, 21.408, 12.795)`
Decimal	`5606489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558C59, 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 #558C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #558C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558c59; }
.text { color: #558c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 140 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558c59, #558c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558C59?: #558C59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558C59?: The RGB value is 85, 140, 89: 85 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558C59?: The complementary color is #8C5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.