Recognised as Colour

#557E6D

#557E6D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#557E6D is a cyan with RGB values 85, 126, 109 and HSL 155°, 19%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#557E6D

RGBrgb(85, 126, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4941, 0.4275

RGB percentages33.3%, 49.4%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(155.1, 19.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.1, 32.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK32.5%, 0%, 13.5%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,602,925

CSS custom property--colour: #557E6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#AA8192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C796Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4B7E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9 Teal · ΔE 17 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E5566

Analogous#557E58, #557A7E

Triadic#6D557E, #7E6D55

Split complementary#7E557B, #7E5855

Tetradic#58557E, #7E5566, #7A7E55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C6D9D1

Lighter +30%#A8C4B8

Lighter +20%#89B0A0

Lighter +10%#6B9B87

Darker −10%#406053

Darker −20%#2C4138

Darker −30%#17231E

Darker −40%#030404

More saturated +25%#3B9872

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R85

G126

B109

Red85 (33.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue155.12°

Saturation (HSL)19.43%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 7E · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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