#556E53 Color

#556E53 is rgb(85, 110, 83) in RGB and hsl(116, 14%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556E53

HEX#556E53

RGBrgb(85, 110, 83)

HSLhsl(116, 14%, 38%)

HSVhsv(116, 25%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(51% 0.051 142.9)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556E53 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556E53 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556E53 Complementary#6D536E Analogous#636E53 Analogous#536E5F Triadic#53556E Triadic#6E5355

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556E53, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#698967 #7E9C7C #98B096 #AFC2AE #C9D5C8 #E0E7DF

Shades

#4A6048 #3F513D #344332 #2B372A #1F291F #141A14

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