Information about #556F77 color

#556F77 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #556F77 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 111, 119) — 33.3% red, 43.5% green, 46.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 3 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #556F77 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sabbatical (#547377). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Marble Blue (#566D7E).

The recipe behind #556F77 is rgb(85, 111, 119), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #556F77: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. #556F77 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#556F77 color variations

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

#556F77 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#556F77 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#556F77 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#556F77 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#556F77 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #556F77

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

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

#556F77 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556F77
  • RGB85, 111, 119
  • CMYK13, 3, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(85, 111, 119)
  • HSL194°, 17%, 40%
  • HSL Precise194.118°, 16.667%, 40%
  • HSV194°, 29%, 47%
  • HSB194°, 29%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.435, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.435, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.435, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID556F77
  • DECIMAL ID5599095
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers310 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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