#56555E Color

#56555E is rgb(86, 85, 94) in RGB and hsl(247, 5%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#56555E

HEX#56555E

RGBrgb(86, 85, 94)

HSLhsl(247, 5%, 35%)

HSVhsv(247, 10%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.015 290.9)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56555E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56555E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56555E Complementary#5D5E55 Analogous#55585E Analogous#5A555E Triadic#5E5655 Triadic#555E56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56555E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C6B76 #83818D #9A99A3 #B2B1B9 #CAC9CF #E2E2E4

Shades

#4C4B53 #403F46 #36353B #2A292E #201F23 #141315

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