What color is #557F79?

#557F79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557F79?

The RGB value is 85, 127, 121: 85 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557F79?

The complementary color is #7F555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557F79 color

#557F79 rgb(85, 127, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557F79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (85, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#557F79 color codes

HEX	`#557F79`
RGB	`rgb(85, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, -15.94, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 16, 184.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.786, 18.49, 20.875)`
Decimal	`5603193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557F79, 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 #557F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#557F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #557F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557f79; }
.text { color: #557f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557f79, #55707f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #557F79?: #557F79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557F79?: The RGB value is 85, 127, 121: 85 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557F79?: The complementary color is #7F555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.