#557e5d

Color #557e5d

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.6 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#557e5d

RGB

rgb(85, 126, 93)

HSL

hsl(131.7, 19.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(131.7, 32.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 0%, 26.2%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(49.06, -21.62, 13.53)

LCH

lch(49.06, 25.5, 147.96)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0685, 149.77)

HWB

hwb(131.7, 33.3%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e5576

Analogous

#627e55

#557e5d

#557e72

Triadic

#557e5d

#5d557e

#7e5d55

Split-complementary

#557e5d

#72557e

#7e5562

Tetradic

#557e5d

#55767e

#7e5576

#7e5d55

Square

#557e5d

#55627e

#7e5576

#7e7255

Shades

Color #557e5d mixed toward black.

#47694e

#39543e

#2b3f2f

#1c2a1f

#0e1510

Tints

Color #557e5d mixed toward white.

#6a9b74

#88af90

#a6c3ab

#c4d7c7

#e1ebe3

Tones

Color #557e5d mixed toward gray.

#597b5f

#5c7761

#5f7463

#637065

#666d67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696a66 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#676468 · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#586d6e · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #557e5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#557e5d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#557e5d (#557e5d) is rgb(85, 126, 93) in RGB.

No, #557e5d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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