What color is #558E55?

#558E55 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 #558E55?

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

What is the complementary color of #558E55?

The complementary color is #8E558E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558E55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558E55 color

#558E55 rgb(85, 142, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #558E55 is a desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#558E55 color codes

HEX	`#558E55`
RGB	`rgb(85, 142, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 55.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -30.98, 24.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 39.58, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.058, 21.932, 12.032)`
Decimal	`5606997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558E55, 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 #558E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #558E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558e55; }
.text { color: #558e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 142 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558e55, #558e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #558E55?: #558E55 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 #558E55?: The RGB value is 85, 142, 85: 85 red, 142 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558E55?: The complementary color is #8E558E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558E55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.