#556960

Color #556960

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#556960

RGB

rgb(85, 105, 96)

HSL

hsl(153, 10.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(153, 19%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 0%, 8.6%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42.58, -9.51, 2.58)

LCH

lch(42.58, 9.85, 164.82)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0279, 166.11)

HWB

hwb(153, 33.3%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69555e

Analogous

#556956

#556960

#556869

Triadic

#556960

#605569

#696055

Split-complementary

#556960

#695568

#695655

Tetradic

#556960

#555e69

#69555e

#696055

Square

#556960

#565569

#69555e

#686955

Shades

Color #556960 mixed toward black.

#475850

#394640

#2b3530

#1c2320

#0e1210

Tints

Color #556960 mixed toward white.

#6d877b

#89a096

#a7b7b0

#c4cfca

#e2e7e5

Tones

Color #556960 mixed toward gray.

#576760

#586660

#5a6460

#5c625f

#5d615f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e62 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#5d5c63 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#566464 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556960;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556960]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#556960 (#556960) is rgb(85, 105, 96) in RGB.

No, #556960 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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