What color is #557C5B?

#557C5B 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 #557C5B?

The RGB value is 85, 124, 91: 85 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557C5B?

The complementary color is #7C5576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557C5B?

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.

#557C5B color

#557C5B rgb(85, 124, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #557C5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 48.6% green and 35.7% blue (85, 124, 91).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#557C5B color codes

HEX	`#557C5B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 124, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 48.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -20.97, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 25.08, 146.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.842, 17.101, 12.52)`
Decimal	`5602395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557C5B, 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 #557C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557C5B 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 #557C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557c5b; }
.text { color: #557c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 124 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557c5b, #557c6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #557C5B?: #557C5B 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 #557C5B?: The RGB value is 85, 124, 91: 85 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557C5B?: The complementary color is #7C5576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557C5B?: 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.