What color is #55807F?

#55807F 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 #55807F?

The RGB value is 85, 128, 127: 85 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55807F?

The complementary color is #805556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55807F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55807F color

#55807F rgb(85, 128, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55807F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 50.2% green and 49.8% blue (85, 128, 127).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#55807F color codes

HEX	`#55807F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 128, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 50.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, -14.98, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 15.56, 195.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.295, 18.901, 22.917)`
Decimal	`5603455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55807F, 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 #55807F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55807F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #55807F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55807f; }
.text { color: #55807f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55807f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 128 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55807f, #556c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55807F?: #55807F 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 #55807F?: The RGB value is 85, 128, 127: 85 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55807F?: The complementary color is #805556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55807F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.