Information about #425557 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#425557 is a calm, restrained cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Grayish Cerulean (#425459). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Grayish Cyan (#425959) and Balderdash (#465659).
In RGB terms — rgb(66, 85, 87) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #425557 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #425557 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#425557 color variations
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#425557 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#425557 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#425557 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#425557 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#425557 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 #425557 color
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Nearest named colors to #425557
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#425459
#425959
#465659
#455859
#425954
#41595A
#40505A
#465352
#455B58
#424E59
#414E54
#395555
#425557 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#425557
- RGB66, 85, 87
- CMYK8, 1, 0, 66
- CSSrgb(66, 85, 87)
- HSL186°, 14%, 30%
- HSL Precise185.714°, 13.725%, 30%
- HSV186°, 24%, 34%
- HSB186°, 24%, 34%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.333, 0.341)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.333, 0.341, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.333, 0.341)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID425557
- DECIMAL ID4347223
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
