What color is #558E52?

#558E52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558E52?

The RGB value is 85, 142, 82: 85 red, 142 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558E52?

The complementary color is #8B528E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558E52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558E52 color

#558E52 rgb(85, 142, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #558E52 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 55.7% green and 32.2% blue (85, 142, 82).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#558E52 color codes

HEX	`#558E52`
RGB	`rgb(85, 142, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 55.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -31.47, 26.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 40.95, 140.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.942, 21.886, 11.418)`
Decimal	`5606994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558E52, 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 #558E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #558E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558e52; }
.text { color: #558e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 142 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558e52, #528e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558E52?: #558E52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558E52?: The RGB value is 85, 142, 82: 85 red, 142 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558E52?: The complementary color is #8B528E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558E52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.