Information about #055661 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#055661 presents itself as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alltricks Duck Blue (#005162). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Teal (#00555A) and Light Blue Silk (#044F67).
In RGB terms — rgb(5, 86, 97) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #055661 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #055661 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#055661 color variations
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#055661 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#055661 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#055661 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#055661 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#055661 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #055661 color
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Nearest named colors to #055661
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#005162
#00555A
#044F67
#005959
#016162
#005F5B
#005F69
#005F6A
#005E6D
#00626F
#154C65
#004559
#055661 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#055661
- RGB5, 86, 97
- CMYK36, 4, 0, 62
- CSSrgb(5, 86, 97)
- HSL187°, 90%, 20%
- HSL Precise187.174°, 90.196%, 20%
- HSV187°, 95%, 38%
- HSB187°, 95%, 38%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
- GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.337, 0.380)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.337, 0.380, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.337, 0.380)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID055661
- DECIMAL ID349793
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
