Information about #257B8E color

#257B8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #257B8E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 123, 142) — 14.5% red, 48.2% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 41 / 7 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#257B8E is a confidently colored water-like cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Thousand Herb Color (#317589). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Teal Blue (#367588) and Greenish Blue (#307D7E).

The recipe behind #257B8E is rgb(37, 123, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #257B8E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#257B8E color variations

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

#257B8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#257B8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#257B8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#257B8E 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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#257B8E 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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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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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
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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
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#8E257B
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#7B8E25
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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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#38258E
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#8E3825
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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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#6D258E
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#8E3825
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#468E25
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Nearest named colors to #257B8E

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

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

#257B8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#257B8E
  • RGB37, 123, 142
  • CMYK41, 7, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(37, 123, 142)
  • HSL191°, 59%, 35%
  • HSL Precise190.857°, 58.659%, 35.098%
  • HSV191°, 74%, 56%
  • HSB191°, 74%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.482, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.482, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.482, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID257B8E
  • DECIMAL ID2456462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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