#556D5B Color

#556D5B is rgb(85, 109, 91) in RGB and hsl(135, 12%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556D5B

HEX#556D5B

RGBrgb(85, 109, 91)

HSLhsl(135, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(135, 22%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(51% 0.04 152.5)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556D5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556D5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556D5B Complementary#6D5567 Analogous#5B6D55 Analogous#556D67 Triadic#5B556D Triadic#6D5B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556D5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#698671 #7E9A85 #98AE9E #AFC0B3 #C9D4CC #E0E6E1

Shades

#4A5E4F #3F5043 #344237 #2B362E #1F2822 #141A16

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