Information about #557B73 color

#557B73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#557B73 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 123, 115) — 33.3% red, 48.2% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 0 / 3 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #557B73 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Green Copper (#527F76). Slightly further away sit Breaker Bay (#517B78) and seibel-green (#56826F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(85, 123, 115)), which gives #557B73 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. #557B73 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#557B73 color variations

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

#557B73 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557B73 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557B73 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557B73 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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#567B55

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#557B73 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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#7B565E
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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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#7B6056
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#7B5671
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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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#73567B
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#7B7356
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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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#565E7B
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#7B7356
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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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#60567B
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#7B565E
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#717B56
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Nearest named colors to #557B73

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

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

#557B73 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557B73
  • RGB85, 123, 115
  • CMYK15, 0, 3, 52
  • CSSrgb(85, 123, 115)
  • HSL167°, 18%, 41%
  • HSL Precise167.368°, 18.269%, 40.784%
  • HSV167°, 31%, 48%
  • HSB167°, 31%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.482, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.482, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.482, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557B73
  • DECIMAL ID5602163
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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