What color is #55847C?

#55847C 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 #55847C?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 124: 85 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55847C?

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

Is black or white text better on #55847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55847C color

#55847C rgb(85, 132, 124)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (85, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#55847C color codes

HEX	`#55847C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -17.9, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 17.91, 182.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.634, 19.888, 22.08)`
Decimal	`5604476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55847C, 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 #55847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #55847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55847c; }
.text { color: #55847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55847c, #557584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55847C?: #55847C 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 #55847C?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 124: 85 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55847C?: The complementary color is #84555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.