Information about #55872C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55872C is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 135, 44) — 33.3% red, 52.9% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 36 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated zesty chartreuse, #55872C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Slightly further away sit Sap Green (#507D2A) and Maximum Green (#5E8C31).

The recipe behind #55872C is rgb(85, 135, 44), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55872C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55872C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#55872C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55872C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55872C
  • RGB85, 135, 44
  • CMYK20, 0, 36, 47
  • CSSrgb(85, 135, 44)
  • HSL93°, 51%, 35%
  • HSL Precise92.967°, 50.838%, 35.098%
  • HSV93°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB93°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.529, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.529, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.529, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55872C
  • DECIMAL ID5605164
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01