Information about #55797C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted aqua cyan, #55797C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Breaker Bay (#517B78). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sabbatical (#547377) and Green Copper (#527F76).
The recipe behind #55797C is rgb(85, 121, 124), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 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.
#55797C color variations
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#55797C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55797C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55797C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55797C color hues
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#55797C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #55797C color
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Nearest named colors to #55797C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#517B78
#547377
#527F76
#4C787E
#5E7D7E
#5E7C80
#566D7E
#62777E
#5C8173
#5E7175
#4E6E81
#5C7670
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55797C
- RGB85, 121, 124
- CMYK15, 1, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(85, 121, 124)
- HSL185°, 19%, 41%
- HSL Precise184.615°, 18.66%, 40.98%
- HSV185°, 31%, 49%
- HSB185°, 31%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.475, 0.486)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.475, 0.486, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.475, 0.486)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID55797C
- DECIMAL ID5601660
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
