What color is #558C5D?

#558C5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558C5D?

The RGB value is 85, 140, 93: 85 red, 140 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558C5D?

The complementary color is #8C5584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558C5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558C5D color

#558C5D rgb(85, 140, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #558C5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 54.9% green and 36.5% blue (85, 140, 93).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#558C5D color codes

HEX	`#558C5D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 140, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 54.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -28.63, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 34.67, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.099, 21.477, 13.704)`
Decimal	`5606493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558C5D, 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 #558C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #558C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558c5d; }
.text { color: #558c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 140 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558c5d, #558c79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #558C5D?: #558C5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558C5D?: The RGB value is 85, 140, 93: 85 red, 140 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558C5D?: The complementary color is #8C5584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558C5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.