Information about #457074 color

#457074 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#457074 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 112, 116) — 27.1% red, 43.9% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #457074 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bismark (#486C7A). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Copper (#4A766E) and Faded Jade (#427977).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(69, 112, 116)), which gives #457074 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #457074: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. No one has named #457074 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#457074 color variations

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#457074 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 #457074

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#457074
  • RGB69, 112, 116
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(69, 112, 116)
  • HSL185°, 25%, 36%
  • HSL Precise185.106°, 25.405%, 36.275%
  • HSV185°, 41%, 45%
  • HSB185°, 41%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.439, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.439, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.439, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID457074
  • DECIMAL ID4550772
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01