Cutty Sark Color
Cutty Sark is a cyan color with hex code #507672. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cutty sark, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cutty Sark Color Values
What Does Cutty Sark Mean?
Cutty Sark belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Cutty Sark sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cutty Sark is classified as a green (nearest centroid: grayish green, #5E716A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark and #765154 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #517660 and #516776, which sit beside cutty sark on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cutty sark with triadic partners #735176 and #767351. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #507672; }
.background { background-color: #507672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507672; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #50767240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cutty sark?
Cutty Sark has the hex code #507672. In RGB notation it is rgb(80, 118, 114), in HSL it is hsl(174, 19%, 39%), and its OKLCH value is 0.536, 0.043, 187.7.
What does the color cutty sark mean?
Cyan-family colors like cutty sark carry distinct psychological associations. Cutty Sark belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Cutty Sark sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cutty sark?
Cutty Sark has three easy routes: its complement #765154 for punch, its neighbors #517660 and #516776 for something calmer, or triadic partners #735176 and #767351 when you want energy.
Is cutty sark a standard web color?
No — Cutty Sark is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #507672 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cutty sark lighter or darker?
To lighten cutty sark, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E1EAE9 (lightest tint) to #0E1515 (darkest shade).
About Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #507672 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.