Information about #056666 color

#056666 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #056666 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 102, 102) — 2% red, 40% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 0 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength water-like cyan, #056666 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Aqua (#05696B). Slightly further away sit Blue Stone (#016162) and Peacock Blue (#005F69).

The recipe behind #056666 is rgb(5, 102, 102), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #056666 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#056666 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#056666 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #056666

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Peacock Blue color link
Peacock Blue

#005F69

Petrol color link
Petrol

#005F6A

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Maestro color link
Maestro

#005E6D

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Teal Green color link
Teal Green

#006D5B

Bingo color link
Bingo

#007460

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#056666
  • RGB5, 102, 102
  • CMYK38, 0, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(5, 102, 102)
  • HSL180°, 91%, 21%
  • HSL Precise180°, 90.654%, 20.98%
  • HSV180°, 95%, 40%
  • HSB180°, 95%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.400, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.400, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.400, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID056666
  • DECIMAL ID353894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01