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#55776B Color

#55776B is rgb(85, 119, 107) in RGB, hsl(159, 17%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55776B
HEX#55776B
RGBrgb(85, 119, 107)
HSLhsl(159, 17%, 40%)
HSVhsv(159, 29%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.043 170.8)
LABlab(47.15% -14.72 2.51)
LCHlch(47.15% 14.94 170.34)

What #55776B 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 #55776B, 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.

#55776B Channel Values

How #55776B 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 119 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 17% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 29% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55776B 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #55776B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #55776B; 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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Tints & Shades of #55776B

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.

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How #55776B 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#55776B
Protanopia#72726B
Protanomaly#68746B
Deuteranopia#6D6D6C
Deuteranomaly#64716C
Tritanopia#577676
Tritanomaly#567671
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #55776B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-55776b: #55776B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55776B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55776b': '#55776B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.467, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_55776b">#55776B</color>
SVG fillfill="#55776B"

More Green Colors

#55776B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#55776B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55776B?

#55776B is a mid-tone green — rgb(85, 119, 107) in RGB and hsl(159, 17%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #55776B?

#55776B is rgb(85, 119, 107) — red 85, green 119, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55776B?

#55776B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55776B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #55776B scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #55776B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #55776B 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 15.19, which is visibly different.

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