#556E72 Color

#556E72 is rgb(85, 110, 114) in RGB and hsl(188, 15%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556E72

HEX#556E72

RGBrgb(85, 110, 114)

HSLhsl(188, 15%, 39%)

HSVhsv(188, 25%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.03 208.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556E72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556E72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556E72 Complementary#725955 Analogous#557267 Analogous#555F72 Triadic#72556E Triadic#6E7255

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556E72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66858A #7E9BA0 #95ADB1 #B0C2C4 #C7D4D6 #E2E8E9

Shades

#4A6064 #3F5255 #344446 #293638 #1E2829 #14191A

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