#556a6d

Color #556a6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#556a6d

RGB

rgb(85, 106, 109)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 12.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 22%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.28, -7.06, -4.27)

LCH

lch(43.28, 8.25, 211.17)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0255, 207.07)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 33.3%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5855

Analogous

#556d64

#556a6d

#555e6d

Triadic

#556a6d

#6d556a

#6a6d55

Split-complementary

#556a6d

#6d555e

#6d6455

Tetradic

#556a6d

#58556d

#6d5855

#6a6d55

Square

#556a6d

#64556d

#6d5855

#5e6d55

Shades

Color #556a6d mixed toward black.

#47585b

#394749

#2a3536

#1c2324

#0e1212

Tints

Color #556a6d mixed toward white.

#6c878b

#899fa3

#a6b7ba

#c4cfd1

#e1e7e8

Tones

Color #556a6d mixed toward gray.

#57686b

#596769

#5b6567

#5d6465

#5f6263

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f6c · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5c6c · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#566c6c · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556a6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556a6d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#556a6d (#556a6d) is rgb(85, 106, 109) in RGB.

No, #556a6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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