Information about #556B72 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#556B72 is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cadet (#536872). Nearby in the Register you will also find Streetwise (#4F6971) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 107, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #556B72 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. #556B72 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#556B72 color variations
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#556B72 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#556B72 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#556B72 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#556B72 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#556B72 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 #556B72 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #556B72
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536872
#4F6971
#536878
#516572
#59656D
#547377
#54626F
#4F6D69
#4F666A
#5E7175
#4D646C
#566D7E
#556B72 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#556B72
- RGB85, 107, 114
- CMYK11, 3, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(85, 107, 114)
- HSL194°, 15%, 39%
- HSL Precise194.483°, 14.573%, 39.02%
- HSV194°, 25%, 45%
- HSB194°, 25%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.420, 0.447)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.420, 0.447, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.420, 0.447)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID556B72
- DECIMAL ID5598066
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
