#556d71

Color #556d71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556d71

RGB

rgb(85, 109, 113)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 14.1%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 24.8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(44.32, -7.82, -5.14)

LCH

lch(44.32, 9.36, 213.32)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.029, 208.86)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 33.3%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#715955

Analogous

#557167

#556d71

#555f71

Triadic

#556d71

#71556d

#6d7155

Split-complementary

#556d71

#71555f

#716755

Tetradic

#556d71

#595571

#715955

#6d7155

Square

#556d71

#675571

#715955

#5f7155

Shades

Color #556d71 mixed toward black.

#475b5e

#39494b

#2a3638

#1c2426

#0e1213

Tints

Color #556d71 mixed toward white.

#6b8a8f

#88a1a6

#a6b9bc

#c4d0d2

#e1e8e9

Tones

Color #556d71 mixed toward gray.

#576b6f

#5a6a6c

#5c686a

#5e6668

#616565

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606170 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#5f5d70 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#566f6f · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556d71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556d71]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#556d71 (#556d71) is rgb(85, 109, 113) in RGB.

No, #556d71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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