What color is #557573?

#557573 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 #557573?

The RGB value is 85, 117, 115: 85 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557573?

The complementary color is #755557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557573 color

#557573 rgb(85, 117, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557573 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 45.9% green and 45.1% blue (85, 117, 115).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#557573 color codes

HEX	`#557573`
RGB	`rgb(85, 117, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 45.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.83, -11.89, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.83, 12.17, 192.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.201, 15.891, 18.588)`
Decimal	`5600627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557573, 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 #557573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #557573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557573; }
.text { color: #557573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 117 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557573, #556775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557573?: #557573 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 #557573?: The RGB value is 85, 117, 115: 85 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557573?: The complementary color is #755557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.