Information about #556572 color

#556572 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #556572 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 101, 114) — 33.3% red, 39.6% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 5 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #556572 reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 almost identical to Cadet (#536872). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate (#516572) and Black Coral (#54626F).

The recipe behind #556572 is rgb(85, 101, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #556572: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #556572 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#556572 color variations

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

#556572 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 #556572

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556572
  • RGB85, 101, 114
  • CMYK11, 5, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(85, 101, 114)
  • HSL207°, 15%, 39%
  • HSL Precise206.897°, 14.573%, 39.02%
  • HSV207°, 25%, 45%
  • HSB207°, 25%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.396, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.396, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.396, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID556572
  • DECIMAL ID5596530
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01