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#55832A Color

#55832A is rgb(85, 131, 42) in RGB, hsl(91, 51%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sap Green (#507D2A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55832A
HEX#55832A
RGBrgb(85, 131, 42)
HSLhsl(91, 51%, 34%)
HSVhsv(91, 68%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.129 132.6)
LABlab(50.02% -27.95 41.00)
LCHlch(50.02% 49.62 124.28)

What #55832A 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 #55832A, 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.

#55832A Channel Values

How #55832A 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 131 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 51% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 68% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55832A 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #55832A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #55832A; 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 #55832A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #55832A.

How #55832A 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#55832A
Protanopia#7D7D2B
Protanomaly#6F7F2A
Deuteranopia#76762E
Deuteranomaly#6A7C2C
Tritanopia#607C7C
Tritanomaly#5C7F65
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #55832A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-55832a: #55832A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55832A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55832a': '#55832A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.514, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_55832a">#55832A</color>
SVG fillfill="#55832A"

More Green Colors

#55832A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#55832A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55832A?

#55832A is a dark green — rgb(85, 131, 42) in RGB and hsl(91, 51%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sap Green (#507D2A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.38.

What is the RGB value of #55832A?

#55832A is rgb(85, 131, 42) — red 85, green 131, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55832A?

#55832A converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55832A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #55832A scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #55832A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #55832A 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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