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#557173

#557173 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#557173 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 44.31% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 1.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 184°, with 15% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.09.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #557173
  2. #735755

Split complementary

  1. #557173
  2. #735562
  3. #736655

Analogous

  1. #557366
  2. #557173
  3. #556273

Triadic

  1. #557173
  2. #735571
  3. #717355

Tetradic

  1. #557173
  2. #575573
  3. #735755
  4. #717355

Square

  1. #557173
  2. #665573
  3. #735755
  4. #627355

Monochromatic

  1. #141b1b
  2. #344647
  3. #557173
  4. #79999c
  5. #a5bbbc

Shades

#557173 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #557173
  2. #4d6668
  3. #445a5c
  4. #3c4f51
  5. #334445
  6. #2b393a
  7. #222d2e
  8. #1a2223
  9. #111717
  10. #090b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#557173 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #557173
  2. #667f81
  3. #778d8f
  4. #889c9d
  5. #99aaab
  6. #aab8b9
  7. #bbc6c7
  8. #ccd4d5
  9. #dde3e3
  10. #eef1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#557173 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #557173
  2. #597374
  3. #5e7476
  4. #627677
  5. #667778
  6. #6b797a
  7. #6f7a7b
  8. #737c7c
  9. #777d7d
  10. #7c7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6e73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676a73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b7372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606d73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-557173 {
  color: #557173;
}
Background
.bg-557173 {
  background-color: #557173;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-557173 {
  border: 2px solid #557173;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #557173;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 113 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 15% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-557173 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #557173, #556273);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-557173 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 113 115 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.09 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.55 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.75 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.31 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.31 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.58 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.00 #aa8e8c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#557173  rgb(85, 113, 115)  hsl(184, 15%, 39%)  Teal Blue
#735755  rgb(115, 87, 85)  hsl(4, 15%, 39%)  Liver
#735571  rgb(115, 85, 113)  hsl(304, 15%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#717355  rgb(113, 115, 85)  hsl(64, 15%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green