What color is #557264?

#557264 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557264?

The RGB value is 85, 114, 100: 85 red, 114 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557264?

The complementary color is #725563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557264 color

#557264 rgb(85, 114, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #557264 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 44.7% green and 39.2% blue (85, 114, 100).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#557264 color codes

HEX	`#557264`
RGB	`rgb(85, 114, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 44.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, -13.72, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 14.39, 162.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.063, 14.886, 14.292)`
Decimal	`5599844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557264, 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 #557264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #557264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557264; }
.text { color: #557264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 114 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557264, #557272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557264?: #557264 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557264?: The RGB value is 85, 114, 100: 85 red, 114 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557264?: The complementary color is #725563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.