What color is #557B6F?

#557B6F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557B6F?

The RGB value is 85, 123, 111: 85 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557B6F?

The complementary color is #7B5561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557B6F color

#557B6F rgb(85, 123, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #557B6F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 48.2% green and 43.5% blue (85, 123, 111).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#557B6F color codes

HEX	`#557B6F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 123, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 48.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.57, -16.16, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.57, 16.32, 171.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.698, 17.244, 17.643)`
Decimal	`5602159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557B6F, 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 #557B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #557B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557b6f; }
.text { color: #557b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 123 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557b6f, #55747b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557B6F?: #557B6F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557B6F?: The RGB value is 85, 123, 111: 85 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557B6F?: The complementary color is #7B5561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.