What color is #557779?

#557779 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 #557779?

The RGB value is 85, 119, 121: 85 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557779?

The complementary color is #795755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557779 color

#557779 rgb(85, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557779 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (85, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#557779 color codes

HEX	`#557779`
RGB	`rgb(85, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -11.51, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 12.56, 203.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.793, 16.505, 20.544)`
Decimal	`5601145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557779, 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 #557779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #557779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557779; }
.text { color: #557779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557779, #556579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557779?: #557779 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 #557779?: The RGB value is 85, 119, 121: 85 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557779?: The complementary color is #795755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.