What color is #557567?

#557567 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557567?

The RGB value is 85, 117, 103: 85 red, 117 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557567?

The complementary color is #755563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557567?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557567 color

#557567 rgb(85, 117, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #557567 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.9% green and 40.4% blue (85, 117, 103).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

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

#557567 color codes

HEX	`#557567`
RGB	`rgb(85, 117, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, -14.71, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 15.25, 164.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.555, 15.633, 15.185)`
Decimal	`5600615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557567, 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 #557567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #557567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557567; }
.text { color: #557567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 117 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557567, #557375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557567?: #557567 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557567?: The RGB value is 85, 117, 103: 85 red, 117 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557567?: The complementary color is #755563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557567?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.