What color is #558E61?

#558E61 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #558E61?

The RGB value is 85, 142, 97: 85 red, 142 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558E61?

The complementary color is #8E5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558E61 color

#558E61 rgb(85, 142, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #558E61 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 55.7% green and 38% blue (85, 142, 97).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#558E61 color codes

HEX	`#558E61`
RGB	`rgb(85, 142, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 55.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -28.86, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 34.15, 147.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.576, 22.139, 14.76)`
Decimal	`5607009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558E61, 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 #558E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #558E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558e61; }
.text { color: #558e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 142 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558e61, #558e7e); }

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Questions

What color is #558E61?: #558E61 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #558E61?: The RGB value is 85, 142, 97: 85 red, 142 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558E61?: The complementary color is #8E5582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.