Information about #55808B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55808B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 128, 139) — 33.3% red, 50.2% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 4 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained cyan, #55808B feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Grey (#607C8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Blue (#4E7B96) and Steel Teal (#5F8A8B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 128, 139)), which gives #55808B its character. If you plan to put text on a #55808B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#55808B color variations

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

#55808B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55808B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55808B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55808B 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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#55808B 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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#60558B
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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 #55808B

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

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Wintergreen Dream color link
Wintergreen Dream

#56887D

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

#55808B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55808B
  • RGB85, 128, 139
  • CMYK21, 4, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(85, 128, 139)
  • HSL192°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise192.222°, 24.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV192°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB192°, 39%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.502, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.502, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.502, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55808B
  • DECIMAL ID5603467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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