#556d79

Color #556d79

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#556d79

RGB

rgb(85, 109, 121)

HSL

hsl(200, 17.5%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 29.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(44.59, -5.77, -9.55)

LCH

lch(44.59, 11.16, 238.86)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.0341, 229.87)

HWB

hwb(200, 33.3%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#796155

Analogous

#557973

#556d79

#555b79

Triadic

#556d79

#79556d

#6d7955

Split-complementary

#556d79

#79555b

#797355

Tetradic

#556d79

#615579

#796155

#6d7955

Square

#556d79

#735579

#796155

#5b7955

Shades

Color #556d79 mixed toward black.

#475b65

#394951

#2a373d

#1c2428

#0e1214

Tints

Color #556d79 mixed toward white.

#6a8897

#88a0ab

#a6b7c0

#c3cfd5

#e1e7ea

Tones

Color #556d79 mixed toward gray.

#586c76

#5b6b73

#5e6a70

#61696d

#64686a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606176 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5d76 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#567473 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556d79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556d79]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#556d79 (#556d79) is rgb(85, 109, 121) in RGB.

No, #556d79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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