#556b6d

Color #556b6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#556b6d

RGB

rgb(85, 107, 109)

HSL

hsl(185, 12.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 22%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.58, -7.64, -3.82)

LCH

lch(43.58, 8.54, 206.57)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0263, 203.26)

HWB

hwb(185, 33.3%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5755

Analogous

#556d63

#556b6d

#555f6d

Triadic

#556b6d

#6d556b

#6b6d55

Split-complementary

#556b6d

#6d555f

#6d6355

Tetradic

#556b6d

#57556d

#6d5755

#6b6d55

Square

#556b6d

#63556d

#6d5755

#5f6d55

Shades

Color #556b6d mixed toward black.

#47595b

#394749

#2a3536

#1c2424

#0e1212

Tints

Color #556b6d mixed toward white.

#6c888b

#89a0a3

#a6b8ba

#c4d0d1

#e1e7e8

Tones

Color #556b6d mixed toward gray.

#57696b

#596869

#5b6667

#5d6465

#5f6363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f6d · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5c6c · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#566c6c · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556b6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556b6d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#556b6d (#556b6d) is rgb(85, 107, 109) in RGB.

No, #556b6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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