#556A53 Color

#556A53 is rgb(85, 106, 83) in RGB and hsl(115, 12%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556A53

HEX#556A53

RGBrgb(85, 106, 83)

HSLhsl(115, 12%, 37%)

HSVhsv(115, 22%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(50% 0.044 142.6)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556A53 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556A53 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556A53 Complementary#68536A Analogous#606A53 Analogous#536A5C Triadic#53556A Triadic#6A5355

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556A53, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A8367 #7E987C #97AC95 #B0C0AF #CAD4C9 #E0E6E0

Shades

#495B48 #40503F #354234 #293328 #1E251D #151A14

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