Information about #255864 color

#255864 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#255864 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 88, 100) — 14.5% red, 34.5% green, 39.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 5 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#255864 presents itself as a confidently colored water-like cyan — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Marathon (#305563). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Arctic Blue (#275359) and Lucifer (#2E5060).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 88, 100) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #255864: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:61), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #255864 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#255864 color variations

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

#255864 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 #255864

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

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#255864
  • RGB37, 88, 100
  • CMYK25, 5, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(37, 88, 100)
  • HSL191°, 46%, 27%
  • HSL Precise191.429°, 45.985%, 26.863%
  • HSV191°, 63%, 39%
  • HSB191°, 63%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.345, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.345, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.345, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID255864
  • DECIMAL ID2447460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01