Information about #557037 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #557037 reads as a mildly saturated chartreuse and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wimbledon (#536D33). Slightly further away sit Dark Olive Green (#556B2F) and Chalet Green (#5A6E41).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(85, 112, 55)), which gives #557037 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. #557037 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#557037 color variations
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#557037 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#557037 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#557037 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#557037 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#557037 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 #557037 color
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Nearest named colors to #557037
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536D33
#556B2F
#5A6E41
#526B2D
#4F7942
#607640
#4B6F44
#4D6330
#657432
#507D2A
#575E2E
#526525
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#557037
- RGB85, 112, 55
- CMYK11, 0, 22, 56
- CSSrgb(85, 112, 55)
- HSL88°, 34%, 33%
- HSL Precise88.421°, 34.132%, 32.745%
- HSV88°, 51%, 44%
- HSB88°, 51%, 44%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.439, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.439, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.439, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID557037
- DECIMAL ID5599287
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
