What color is #557771?

#557771 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557771?

The RGB value is 85, 119, 113: 85 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557771?

The complementary color is #77555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557771 color

#557771 rgb(85, 119, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557771 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 46.7% green and 44.3% blue (85, 119, 113).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#557771 color codes

HEX	`#557771`
RGB	`rgb(85, 119, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 46.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, -13.49, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 13.5, 182.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.323, 16.317, 18.067)`
Decimal	`5601137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557771, 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 #557771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #557771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557771; }
.text { color: #557771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 119 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557771, #556c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557771?: #557771 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557771?: The RGB value is 85, 119, 113: 85 red, 119 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557771?: The complementary color is #77555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.