What color is #559C4C?

#559C4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559C4C?

The RGB value is 85, 156, 76: 85 red, 156 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559C4C?

The complementary color is #934C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559C4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559C4C color

#559C4C rgb(85, 156, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #559C4C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 61.2% green and 29.8% blue (85, 156, 76).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Golf Course (#5A9E4B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#559C4C color codes

HEX	`#559C4C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 156, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 61.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 51%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 51%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -38.69, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 52.07, 137.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.939, 26.229, 11.006)`
Decimal	`5610572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559C4C, 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 #559C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #559C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559c4c; }
.text { color: #559c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 156 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559c4c, #4c9c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #559C4C?: #559C4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559C4C?: The RGB value is 85, 156, 76: 85 red, 156 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559C4C?: The complementary color is #934C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559C4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.