What color is #559161?

#559161 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559161?

The RGB value is 85, 145, 97: 85 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559161?

The complementary color is #915585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559161 color

#559161 rgb(85, 145, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #559161 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 56.9% green and 38% blue (85, 145, 97).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#559161 color codes

HEX	`#559161`
RGB	`rgb(85, 145, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 56.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 41%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 33%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, -30.3, 19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 36.05, 147.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.028, 23.044, 14.91)`
Decimal	`5607777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559161, 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 #559161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #559161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559161; }
.text { color: #559161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 145 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559161, #55917f); }

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Questions

What color is #559161?: #559161 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559161?: The RGB value is 85, 145, 97: 85 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559161?: The complementary color is #915585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.