What color is #559264?

#559264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559264?

The RGB value is 85, 146, 100: 85 red, 146 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559264?

The complementary color is #925583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559264 color

#559264 rgb(85, 146, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #559264 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 57.3% green and 39.2% blue (85, 146, 100).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#559264 color codes

HEX	`#559264`
RGB	`rgb(85, 146, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 57.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -30.22, 18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 35.36, 148.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.324, 23.408, 15.712)`
Decimal	`5608036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559264, 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 #559264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #559264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559264; }
.text { color: #559264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 146 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559264, #559282); }

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Questions

What color is #559264?: #559264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559264?: The RGB value is 85, 146, 100: 85 red, 146 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559264?: The complementary color is #925583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.