What color is #55847A?

#55847A 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 #55847A?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 122: 85 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55847A?

The complementary color is #84555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55847A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55847A color

#55847A rgb(85, 132, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55847A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 47.8% blue (85, 132, 122).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#55847A color codes

HEX	`#55847A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -18.39, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 18.39, 178.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.509, 19.838, 21.42)`
Decimal	`5604474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55847A, 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 #55847A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55847A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #55847A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55847a; }
.text { color: #55847a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55847a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55847a, #557784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55847A?: #55847A 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 #55847A?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 122: 85 red, 132 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55847A?: The complementary color is #84555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55847A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.