Information about #557074 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #557074 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 112, 116) — 33.3% red, 43.9% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 2 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #557074 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Sabbatical (#547377). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cadet (#536872) and Gateway (#5E7175).

The recipe behind #557074 is rgb(85, 112, 116), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#557074 color variations

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

#557074 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557074 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557074 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557074 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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#557074 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 #557074

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

#557074 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557074
  • RGB85, 112, 116
  • CMYK12, 2, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(85, 112, 116)
  • HSL188°, 15%, 39%
  • HSL Precise187.742°, 15.423%, 39.412%
  • HSV188°, 27%, 45%
  • HSB188°, 27%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.439, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.439, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.439, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID557074
  • DECIMAL ID5599348
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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