Information about #557B72 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted cyan, #557B72 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Copper (#527F76). Nearby in the Register you will also find Breaker Bay (#517B78) and seibel-green (#56826F).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 123, 114) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #557B72 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #557B72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#557B72 color variations
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#557B72 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#557B72 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#557B72 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#557B72 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#557B72 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 #557B72 color
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Nearest named colors to #557B72
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#527F76
#517B78
#56826F
#5C7670
#5C8173
#547377
#4A766E
#60786C
#5E7175
#5E7D7E
#617274
#4C787E
#557B72 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#557B72
- RGB85, 123, 114
- CMYK15, 0, 4, 52
- CSSrgb(85, 123, 114)
- HSL166°, 18%, 41%
- HSL Precise165.789°, 18.269%, 40.784%
- HSV166°, 31%, 48%
- HSB166°, 31%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.482, 0.447)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.482, 0.447, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.482, 0.447)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID557B72
- DECIMAL ID5602162
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
