What color is #557377?

#557377 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557377?

The RGB value is 85, 115, 119: 85 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557377?

The complementary color is #775955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557377 color

#557377 rgb(85, 115, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557377 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (85, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#557377 color codes

HEX	`#557377`
RGB	`rgb(85, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, -9.76, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 11.31, 210.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.206, 15.524, 19.75)`
Decimal	`5600119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557377, 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 #557377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #557377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557377; }
.text { color: #557377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557377, #556277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557377?: #557377 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557377?: The RGB value is 85, 115, 119: 85 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557377?: The complementary color is #775955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.