What color is #557E7A?

#557E7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557E7A?

The RGB value is 85, 126, 122: 85 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557E7A?

The complementary color is #7E5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557E7A color

#557E7A rgb(85, 126, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557E7A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (85, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#557E7A color codes

HEX	`#557E7A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, -15.15, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 15.33, 188.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.719, 18.257, 21.157)`
Decimal	`5602938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557E7A, 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 #557E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #557E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557e7a; }
.text { color: #557e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557e7a, #556e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #557E7A?: #557E7A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557E7A?: The RGB value is 85, 126, 122: 85 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557E7A?: The complementary color is #7E5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.