What color is #558178?

#558178 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 #558178?

The RGB value is 85, 129, 120: 85 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #558178?

The complementary color is #81555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #558178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#558178 color

#558178 rgb(85, 129, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #558178 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (85, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#558178 color codes

HEX	`#558178`
RGB	`rgb(85, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, -17.26, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 17.26, 179.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.986, 18.987, 20.641)`
Decimal	`5603704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #558178, 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 #558178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#558178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #558178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #558178; }
.text { color: #558178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #558178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #558178, #557481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #558178?: #558178 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 #558178?: The RGB value is 85, 129, 120: 85 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #558178?: The complementary color is #81555E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #558178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.