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#555C19 Color

#555C19 is rgb(85, 92, 25) in RGB, hsl(66, 57%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#555C19
HEX#555C19
RGBrgb(85, 92, 25)
HSLhsl(66, 57%, 23%)
HSVhsv(66, 73%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.089 115.1)
LABlab(37.39% -10.08 35.56)
LCHlch(37.39% 36.96 105.82)

What #555C19 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #555C19, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#555C19 Channel Values

How #555C19 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 92 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 57% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 73% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.16:1 vs white · 2.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #555C19 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #555C19 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #555C19

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #555C19; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #555C19

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #555C19.

How #555C19 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#555C19
Protanopia#5B5B19
Protanomaly#595B19
Deuteranopia#5A5A1A
Deuteranomaly#585B19
Tritanopia#5A5757
Tritanomaly#585946
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #555C19 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-555c19: #555C19;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #555C19;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-555c19': '#555C19' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.361, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_555c19">#555C19</color>
SVG fillfill="#555C19"

More Green Colors

#555C19 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#555C19 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #555C19?

#555C19 is a dark green — rgb(85, 92, 25) in RGB and hsl(66, 57%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #555C19?

#555C19 is rgb(85, 92, 25) — red 85, green 92, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #555C19?

#555C19 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #555C19 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #555C19 scores 7.16:1 against white and 2.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #555C19 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #555C19 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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