What color is #557D6A?

#557D6A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557D6A?

The RGB value is 85, 125, 106: 85 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557D6A?

The complementary color is #7D5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557D6A color

#557D6A rgb(85, 125, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #557D6A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49% green and 41.6% blue (85, 125, 106).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#557D6A color codes

HEX	`#557D6A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 125, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, -18.37, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 19.31, 162.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.681, 17.638, 16.317)`
Decimal	`5602666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557D6A, 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 #557D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #557D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557d6a; }
.text { color: #557d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 125 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557d6a, #557c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557D6A?: #557D6A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557D6A?: The RGB value is 85, 125, 106: 85 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557D6A?: The complementary color is #7D5568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.