#555E40 Color

#555E40 is rgb(85, 94, 64) in RGB and hsl(78, 19%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOliveGreen. White text is most readable on this background.

#555E40

HEX#555E40

RGBrgb(85, 94, 64)

HSLhsl(78, 19%, 31%)

HSVhsv(78, 32%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.047 121.8)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #555E40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #555E40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#555E40 Complementary#49405E Analogous#5E5840 Analogous#465E40 Triadic#40555E Triadic#5E4055

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #555E40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#707C55 #899867 #A1AC86 #B6BFA1 #CED4BF #E3E6DB

Shades

#4A5238 #3F4630 #343A27 #2C3121 #212419 #161811

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