What color is #557B78?

#557B78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557B78?

The RGB value is 85, 123, 120: 85 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557B78?

The complementary color is #7B5558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557B78 color

#557B78 rgb(85, 123, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557B78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 48.2% green and 47.1% blue (85, 123, 120).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#557B78 color codes

HEX	`#557B78`
RGB	`rgb(85, 123, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 48.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, -14, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 14.24, 190.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.218, 17.453, 20.385)`
Decimal	`5602168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557B78, 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 #557B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #557B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557b78; }
.text { color: #557b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 123 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557b78, #556b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #557B78?: #557B78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557B78?: The RGB value is 85, 123, 120: 85 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557B78?: The complementary color is #7B5558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.