What color is #559535?

#559535 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559535?

The RGB value is 85, 149, 53: 85 red, 149 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559535?

The complementary color is #753595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559535?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559535 color

#559535 rgb(85, 149, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #559535 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 58.4% green and 20.8% blue (85, 149, 53).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#559535 color codes

HEX	`#559535`
RGB	`rgb(85, 149, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 58.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -38.33, 43.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 57.67, 131.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.136, 23.682, 7.141)`
Decimal	`5608757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559535, 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 #559535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #559535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559535; }
.text { color: #559535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 149 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559535, #359545); }

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Questions

What color is #559535?: #559535 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559535?: The RGB value is 85, 149, 53: 85 red, 149 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559535?: The complementary color is #753595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559535?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.