#556E77 Color

#556E77 is rgb(85, 110, 119) in RGB and hsl(196, 17%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#556E77

HEX#556E77

RGBrgb(85, 110, 119)

HSLhsl(196, 17%, 40%)

HSVhsv(196, 29%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.033 221.9)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #556E77 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #556E77 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#556E77 Complementary#775E55 Analogous#55776F Analogous#555D77 Triadic#77556E Triadic#6E7755

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #556E77, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66848F #7F9AA4 #97ADB5 #AEC0C6 #C6D2D7 #E1E8EA

Shades

#4A6068 #3F535A #35454B #283439 #1E272A #13191B

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