#556866 Color

#556866 is rgb(85, 104, 102) in RGB and hsl(174, 10%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556866

HEX#556866

RGBrgb(85, 104, 102)

HSLhsl(174, 10%, 37%)

HSVhsv(174, 18%, 41%)

OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.023 188.6)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 59%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556866 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556866 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556866 Complementary#685557 Analogous#55685C Analogous#556068 Triadic#665568 Triadic#686655

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556866, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A817F #7E9593 #97AAA8 #B0BFBD #CAD3D2 #E0E6E5

Shades

#495A58 #404F4D #35413F #293232 #1E2424 #151919

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