Information about #557F61 color

#557F61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#557F61 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 127, 97) — 33.3% red, 49.8% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 12 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #557F61 reads as a softly toned minty spring green and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Leaves (#578363). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Como (#4C785C) and Gondwana (#5B755C).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 127, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #557F61: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. #557F61 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#557F61 color variations

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

#557F61 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #557F61

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

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Finlandia color link
Finlandia

#61755B

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Axolotl color link
Axolotl

#63775B

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557F61
  • RGB85, 127, 97
  • CMYK16, 0, 12, 50
  • CSSrgb(85, 127, 97)
  • HSL137°, 20%, 42%
  • HSL Precise137.143°, 19.811%, 41.569%
  • HSV137°, 33%, 50%
  • HSB137°, 33%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.498, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.498, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.498, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557F61
  • DECIMAL ID5603169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01