What color is #557075?

#557075 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557075?

The RGB value is 85, 112, 117: 85 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557075?

The complementary color is #755A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557075?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557075 color

#557075 rgb(85, 112, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557075 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.9% green and 45.9% blue (85, 112, 117).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#557075 color codes

HEX	`#557075`
RGB	`rgb(85, 112, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -8.54, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 10.43, 215.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.75, 14.803, 19.012)`
Decimal	`5599349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557075, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #557075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #557075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557075; }
.text { color: #557075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 112 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557075, #556075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #557075?: #557075 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557075?: The RGB value is 85, 112, 117: 85 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557075?: The complementary color is #755A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557075?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.