What color is #559317?

#559317 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559317?

The RGB value is 85, 147, 23: 85 red, 147 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559317?

The complementary color is #551793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559317?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559317 color

#559317 rgb(85, 147, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #559317 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 57.6% green and 9% blue (85, 147, 23).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 73% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#559317 color codes

HEX	`#559317`
RGB	`rgb(85, 147, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 57.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 73%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 84%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, -39.58, 53.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 66.39, 126.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.334, 22.86, 4.468)`
Decimal	`5608215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559317, 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 #559317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #559317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559317; }
.text { color: #559317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 147 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559317, #179317); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #559317?: #559317 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559317?: The RGB value is 85, 147, 23: 85 red, 147 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559317?: The complementary color is #551793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559317?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.