What color is #55797D?

#55797D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55797D?

The RGB value is 85, 121, 125: 85 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55797D?

The complementary color is #7D5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55797D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55797D color

#55797D rgb(85, 121, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55797D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.5% green and 49% blue (85, 121, 125).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#55797D color codes

HEX	`#55797D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 121, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, -11.62, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 13.2, 208.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.284, 17.086, 21.943)`
Decimal	`5601661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55797D, 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 #55797D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55797D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #55797D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55797d; }
.text { color: #55797d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55797d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 121 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55797d, #55657d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55797D?: #55797D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55797D?: The RGB value is 85, 121, 125: 85 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55797D?: The complementary color is #7D5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55797D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.