What color is #55847F?

#55847F 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 #55847F?

The RGB value is 85, 132, 127: 85 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55847F?

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

Is black or white text better on #55847F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55847F color

#55847F rgb(85, 132, 127)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (85, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#55847F color codes

HEX	`#55847F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -17.15, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 17.32, 187.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.827, 19.965, 23.094)`
Decimal	`5604479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55847F, 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 #55847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55847F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #55847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55847f; }
.text { color: #55847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55847f, #557284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55847F?: #55847F 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 #55847F?: The RGB value is 85, 132, 127: 85 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55847F?: The complementary color is #84555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55847F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.