What color is #557879?

#557879 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 #557879?

The RGB value is 85, 120, 121: 85 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557879?

The complementary color is #795655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557879 color

#557879 rgb(85, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #557879 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (85, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#557879 color codes

HEX	`#557879`
RGB	`rgb(85, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -12.08, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 12.91, 200.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.913, 16.744, 20.584)`
Decimal	`5601401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557879, 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 #557879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #557879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557879; }
.text { color: #557879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557879, #556679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557879?: #557879 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 #557879?: The RGB value is 85, 120, 121: 85 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557879?: The complementary color is #795655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.