What color is #559774?

#559774 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559774?

The RGB value is 85, 151, 116: 85 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559774?

The complementary color is #975578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559774 color

#559774 rgb(85, 151, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #559774 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 59.2% green and 45.5% blue (85, 151, 116).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#559774 color codes

HEX	`#559774`
RGB	`rgb(85, 151, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 59.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -29.4, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 31.74, 157.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.964, 25.324, 20.461)`
Decimal	`5609332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559774, 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 #559774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #559774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559774; }
.text { color: #559774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 151 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559774, #559795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #559774?: #559774 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559774?: The RGB value is 85, 151, 116: 85 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559774?: The complementary color is #975578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.