Information about #257A96 color

#257A96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#257A96 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 122, 150) — 14.5% red, 47.8% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 11 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#257A96 is a vivid, lively aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Tripster Blue (#2070A0). Slightly further away sit Thousand Herb Color (#317589) and Lochmara (#316EA0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(37, 122, 150)), which gives #257A96 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #257A96 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#257A96 color variations

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

#257A96 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 #257A96

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

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#257A96
  • RGB37, 122, 150
  • CMYK44, 11, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(37, 122, 150)
  • HSL195°, 60%, 37%
  • HSL Precise194.867°, 60.428%, 36.667%
  • HSV195°, 75%, 59%
  • HSB195°, 75%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.478, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.478, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.478, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID257A96
  • DECIMAL ID2456214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01