What color is #559553?

#559553 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559553?

The RGB value is 85, 149, 83: 85 red, 149 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559553?

The complementary color is #935395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559553?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559553 color

#559553 rgb(85, 149, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #559553 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 58.4% green and 32.5% blue (85, 149, 83).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#559553 color codes

HEX	`#559553`
RGB	`rgb(85, 149, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 58.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 44%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, -34.55, 28.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 44.81, 140.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.054, 24.05, 11.978)`
Decimal	`5608787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559553, 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 #559553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #559553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559553; }
.text { color: #559553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 149 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559553, #539572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #559553?: #559553 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559553?: The RGB value is 85, 149, 83: 85 red, 149 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559553?: The complementary color is #935395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559553?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.