Information about #55676C color

#55676C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55676C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 103, 108) — 33.3% red, 40.4% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55676C reads as a gently muted cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Slate Grey (#59656D). Slightly further away sit Black Coral (#54626F) and Stormcloud (#4F666A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 103, 108)), which gives #55676C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #55676C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55676C color variations

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

#55676C 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 #55676C

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

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55676C
  • RGB85, 103, 108
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(85, 103, 108)
  • HSL193°, 12%, 38%
  • HSL Precise193.043°, 11.917%, 37.843%
  • HSV193°, 21%, 42%
  • HSB193°, 21%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.404, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.404, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.404, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55676C
  • DECIMAL ID5597036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01