What color is #557F7C?

#557F7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #557F7C?

The RGB value is 85, 127, 124: 85 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #557F7C?

The complementary color is #7F5558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #557F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#557F7C color

#557F7C rgb(85, 127, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #557F7C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (85, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#557F7C color codes

HEX	`#557F7C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -15.19, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 15.49, 191.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.973, 18.564, 21.859)`
Decimal	`5603196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #557F7C, 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 #557F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#557F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #557F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #557f7c; }
.text { color: #557f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #557f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #557f7c, #556d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #557F7C?: #557F7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #557F7C?: The RGB value is 85, 127, 124: 85 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #557F7C?: The complementary color is #7F5558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #557F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.