#556D55 Color

#556D55 is rgb(85, 109, 85) in RGB and hsl(120, 12%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556D55

HEX#556D55

RGBrgb(85, 109, 85)

HSLhsl(120, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(120, 22%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(50.8% 0.047 144.8)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556D55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556D55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556D55 Complementary#6D556D Analogous#616D55 Analogous#556D61 Triadic#55556D Triadic#6D5555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556D55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#698669 #7E9A7E #98AE98 #AFC0AF #C9D4C9 #E0E6E0

Shades

#4A5E4A #3F503F #344234 #2B362B #1F281F #141A14

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