What color is #55974B?

#55974B 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 #55974B?

The RGB value is 85, 151, 75: 85 red, 151 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55974B?

The complementary color is #8D4B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55974B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55974B color

#55974B rgb(85, 151, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #55974B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 59.2% green and 29.4% blue (85, 151, 75).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#55974B color codes

HEX	`#55974B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 151, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 59.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 50%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -36.62, 33.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 49.57, 137.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.082, 24.572, 10.551)`
Decimal	`5609291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55974B, 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 #55974B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55974B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #55974B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55974b; }
.text { color: #55974b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55974b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 151 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55974b, #4b9767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #55974B?: #55974B 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 #55974B?: The RGB value is 85, 151, 75: 85 red, 151 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55974B?: The complementary color is #8D4B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55974B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.