What color is #557873?

#557873 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 #557873?

The RGB value is 85, 120, 115: 85 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557873?

The complementary color is #78555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557873 color

#557873 rgb(85, 120, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557873 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (85, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#557873 color codes

HEX	`#557873`
RGB	`rgb(85, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, -13.56, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 13.62, 185.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.556, 16.601, 18.706)`
Decimal	`5601395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557873, 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 #557873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #557873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557873; }
.text { color: #557873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557873, #556c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557873?: #557873 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 #557873?: The RGB value is 85, 120, 115: 85 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557873?: The complementary color is #78555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.