#556263

Color #556263

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#556263

RGB

rgb(85, 98, 99)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 7.6%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 14.1%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(40.52, -4.74, -2.25)

LCH

lch(40.52, 5.25, 205.39)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.0161, 202.26)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 33.3%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#635655

Analogous

#55635d

#556263

#555b63

Triadic

#556263

#635562

#626355

Split-complementary

#556263

#63555b

#635d55

Tetradic

#556263

#565563

#635655

#626355

Square

#556263

#5d5563

#635655

#5b6355

Shades

Color #556263 mixed toward black.

#475253

#394142

#2b3132

#1c2121

#0e1011

Tints

Color #556263 mixed toward white.

#6e7f80

#8a999b

#a7b3b4

#c5cccd

#e2e6e6

Tones

Color #556263 mixed toward gray.

#566162

#576061

#595f60

#5a5e5e

#5b5d5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b63 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#5a5963 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#566363 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556263;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556263]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#556263 (#556263) is rgb(85, 98, 99) in RGB.

No, #556263 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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