#556164

Color #556164

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#556164

RGB

rgb(85, 97, 100)

HSL

hsl(192, 8.1%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 15%, 39.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 60.8%)

LAB

lab(40.25, -3.9, -3.27)

LCH

lch(40.25, 5.09, 219.98)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0156, 214.3)

HWB

hwb(192, 33.3%, 60.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#645855

Analogous

#556460

#556164

#555a64

Triadic

#556164

#645561

#616455

Split-complementary

#556164

#64555a

#646055

Tetradic

#556164

#585564

#645855

#616455

Square

#556164

#605564

#645855

#5a6455

Shades

Color #556164 mixed toward black.

#475153

#394143

#2b3132

#1c2021

#0e1011

Tints

Color #556164 mixed toward white.

#6e7d81

#8a989b

#a7b2b4

#c4cbcd

#e2e5e6

Tones

Color #556164 mixed toward gray.

#566063

#586062

#595f60

#5a5e5f

#5b5d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b63 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#5a5963 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#566363 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 5.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #556164;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556164]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#556164 (#556164) is rgb(85, 97, 100) in RGB.

No, #556164 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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