#556073

Color #556073

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#556073

RGB

rgb(85, 96, 115)

HSL

hsl(218, 15%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 26.1%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(40.47, 0.44, -12.13)

LCH

lch(40.47, 12.14, 272.08)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0336, 261.44)

HWB

hwb(218, 33.3%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#736855

Analogous

#556f73

#556073

#595573

Triadic

#556073

#735560

#607355

Split-complementary

#556073

#735955

#6f7355

Tetradic

#556073

#685573

#736855

#607355

Square

#556073

#73556f

#736855

#557359

Shades

Color #556073 mixed toward black.

#475060

#39404d

#2a3039

#1c2026

#0e1013

Tints

Color #556073 mixed toward white.

#6b7991

#8894a7

#a6aebd

#c4c9d3

#e1e4e9

Tones

Color #556073 mixed toward gray.

#576170

#5a616e

#5c626b

#5f6369

#616366

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a6f · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#59586e · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#566b6a · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 9.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #556073;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556073]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#556073 (#556073) is rgb(85, 96, 115) in RGB.

No, #556073 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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