Information about #255B55 color

#255B55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#255B55 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 91, 85) — 14.5% red, 35.7% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 0 / 2 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #255B55 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Opal (#275953). Slightly further away sit Eden (#266255) and Evening Sea (#26604F).

The recipe behind #255B55 is rgb(37, 91, 85), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #255B55 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#255B55 color variations

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

#255B55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#255B55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1D4843

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#163632

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Black

#000000

#255B55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#255B55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#24355A

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#244B5A

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#245A3E

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#245A29

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#255B55 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
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#5B252B
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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
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#5B3A25
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#5B2546
#5B2546

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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
#25465B
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#255B3A
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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
#255B55
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#54255B
#54255B

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#5B5425
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#252B5B
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#5B252B
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#5B5425
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#3A255B
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#5B252B
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#465B25
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Nearest named colors to #255B55

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

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

#255B55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#255B55
  • RGB37, 91, 85
  • CMYK21, 0, 2, 64
  • CSSrgb(37, 91, 85)
  • HSL173°, 42%, 25%
  • HSL Precise173.333°, 42.188%, 25.098%
  • HSV173°, 59%, 36%
  • HSB173°, 59%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.357, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.357, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.357, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID255B55
  • DECIMAL ID2448213
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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