Information about #55787E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55787E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 120, 126) — 33.3% red, 47.1% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #55787E feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Breaker Bay (#517B78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sabbatical (#547377) and Beetle Green (#4C787E).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 120, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #55787E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#55787E color variations

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

#55787E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55787E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55787E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55787E 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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#55787E 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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#7C5576
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#767C55
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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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#5B557C
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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 #55787E

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

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Blue Bayoux color link
Blue Bayoux

#62777E

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

#55787E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55787E
  • RGB85, 120, 126
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 51
  • HSL189°, 19%, 41%
  • HSL Precise188.78°, 19.431%, 41.373%
  • HSV189°, 33%, 49%
  • HSB189°, 33%, 49%
  • HEX ID55787E
  • DECIMAL ID5601406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
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