What color is #557F68?

#557F68 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 #557F68?

The RGB value is 85, 127, 104: 85 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557F68?

The complementary color is #7F556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557F68 color

#557F68 rgb(85, 127, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #557F68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.8% green and 40.8% blue (85, 127, 104).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#557F68 color codes

HEX	`#557F68`
RGB	`rgb(85, 127, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, -19.87, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 21.39, 158.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.834, 18.109, 15.86)`
Decimal	`5603176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557F68, 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 #557F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#557F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #557F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557f68; }
.text { color: #557f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 127 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557f68, #557f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #557F68?: #557F68 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 #557F68?: The RGB value is 85, 127, 104: 85 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557F68?: The complementary color is #7F556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.