Information about #557777 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #557777 reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sabbatical (#547377). Nearby in the Register you will also find Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Green Copper (#527F76).
The recipe behind #557777 is rgb(85, 119, 119), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #557777 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. #557777 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#557777 color variations
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#557777 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#557777 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#557777 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#557777 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#557777 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 #557777 color
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Nearest named colors to #557777
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#547377
#517B78
#527F76
#5C7670
#5E7175
#4C787E
#566D7E
#5C8173
#5E7D7E
#617274
#56826F
#5E7C80
#557777 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#557777
- RGB85, 119, 119
- CMYK13, 0, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(85, 119, 119)
- HSL180°, 17%, 40%
- HSL Precise180°, 16.667%, 40%
- HSV180°, 29%, 47%
- HSB180°, 29%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.467, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.467, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.467, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID557777
- DECIMAL ID5601143
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
