What color is #557975?

#557975 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 #557975?

The RGB value is 85, 121, 117: 85 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557975?

The complementary color is #795559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557975 color

#557975 rgb(85, 121, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557975 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (85, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#557975 color codes

HEX	`#557975`
RGB	`rgb(85, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, -13.63, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 13.76, 187.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.794, 16.89, 19.359)`
Decimal	`5601653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557975, 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 #557975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #557975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557975; }
.text { color: #557975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557975, #556b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557975?: #557975 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 #557975?: The RGB value is 85, 121, 117: 85 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557975?: The complementary color is #795559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.