What color is #558D7D?

#558D7D 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 #558D7D?

The RGB value is 85, 141, 125: 85 red, 141 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558D7D?

The complementary color is #8D5565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558D7D color

#558D7D rgb(85, 141, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #558D7D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 55.3% green and 49% blue (85, 141, 125).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#558D7D color codes

HEX	`#558D7D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 141, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 55.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, -22.38, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 22.54, 173.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.971, 22.461, 22.839)`
Decimal	`5606781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558D7D, 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 #558D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #558D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558d7d; }
.text { color: #558d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 141 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558d7d, #55818d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #558D7D?: #558D7D 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 #558D7D?: The RGB value is 85, 141, 125: 85 red, 141 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558D7D?: The complementary color is #8D5565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.