#556D7C Color

#556D7C is rgb(85, 109, 124) in RGB and hsl(203, 19%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556D7C

HEX#556D7C

RGBrgb(85, 109, 124)

HSLhsl(203, 19%, 41%)

HSVhsv(203, 31%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.037 235.9)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556D7C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556D7C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556D7C Complementary#7C6455 Analogous#557C78 Analogous#55597C Triadic#7C556D Triadic#6D7C55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556D7C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658295 #7D96A6 #95AAB7 #B0C0C9 #C8D3DA #E1E7EA

Shades

#4A606D #3E505B #34434C #29353D #1F282E #13181B

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