What color is #557C82?

#557C82 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 #557C82?

The RGB value is 85, 124, 130: 85 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557C82?

The complementary color is #825B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557C82 color

#557C82 rgb(85, 124, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557C82 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (85, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#557C82 color codes

HEX	`#557C82`
RGB	`rgb(85, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -12, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 14.21, 212.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.982, 17.957, 23.791)`
Decimal	`5602434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557C82, 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 #557C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #557C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557c82; }
.text { color: #557c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557c82, #556582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #557C82?: #557C82 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 #557C82?: The RGB value is 85, 124, 130: 85 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557C82?: The complementary color is #825B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.