Information about #557A86 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#557A86 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 122, 134) — 33.3% red, 47.8% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 5 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #557A86 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Half Smalt Blue (#5E7C80). Slightly further away sit Beetle Green (#4C787E) and Grayish Turquoise (#5E7D7E).

The recipe behind #557A86 is rgb(85, 122, 134), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #557A86: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #557A86 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#557A86 color variations

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

#557A86 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557A86 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557A86 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557A86 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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#557A86 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 #557A86

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

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Blue Bayoux color link
Blue Bayoux

#62777E

#557A86 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557A86
  • RGB85, 122, 134
  • CMYK19, 5, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(85, 122, 134)
  • HSL195°, 22%, 43%
  • HSL Precise194.694°, 22.374%, 42.941%
  • HSV195°, 37%, 53%
  • HSB195°, 37%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.478, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.478, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.478, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557A86
  • DECIMAL ID5601926
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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