What color is #557A66?

#557A66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557A66?

The RGB value is 85, 122, 102: 85 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557A66?

The complementary color is #7A5569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557A66 color

#557A66 rgb(85, 122, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #557A66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 47.8% green and 40% blue (85, 122, 102).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#557A66 color codes

HEX	`#557A66`
RGB	`rgb(85, 122, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 47.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.02, -17.65, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.02, 18.91, 158.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.103, 16.809, 15.122)`
Decimal	`5601894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557A66, 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 #557A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #557A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557a66; }
.text { color: #557a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 122 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557a66, #557a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557A66?: #557A66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557A66?: The RGB value is 85, 122, 102: 85 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557A66?: The complementary color is #7A5569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.