What color is #557471?

#557471 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557471?

The RGB value is 85, 116, 113: 85 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557471?

The complementary color is #745558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557471 color

#557471 rgb(85, 116, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557471 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (85, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#557471 color codes

HEX	`#557471`
RGB	`rgb(85, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -11.81, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 11.98, 189.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.971, 15.614, 17.95)`
Decimal	`5600369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557471, 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 #557471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #557471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557471; }
.text { color: #557471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557471, #556774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557471?: #557471 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557471?: The RGB value is 85, 116, 113: 85 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557471?: The complementary color is #745558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.