What color is #557269?

#557269 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557269?

The RGB value is 85, 114, 105: 85 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557269?

The complementary color is #72555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557269 color

#557269 rgb(85, 114, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557269 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 44.7% green and 41.2% blue (85, 114, 105).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#557269 color codes

HEX	`#557269`
RGB	`rgb(85, 114, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 44.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -12.59, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 12.68, 172.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.313, 14.985, 15.606)`
Decimal	`5599849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557269, 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 #557269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #557269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557269; }
.text { color: #557269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 114 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557269, #556d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557269?: #557269 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557269?: The RGB value is 85, 114, 105: 85 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557269?: The complementary color is #72555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.