#556157

Color #556157

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#556157

RGB

rgb(85, 97, 87)

HSL

hsl(130, 6.6%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(130, 12.4%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 10.3%, 62%)

LAB

lab(39.86, -6.8, 4.14)

LCH

lch(39.86, 7.96, 148.67)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0217, 150.12)

HWB

hwb(130, 33.3%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#61555f

Analogous

#596155

#556157

#55615d

Triadic

#556157

#575561

#615755

Split-complementary

#556157

#5d5561

#615559

Tetradic

#556157

#555f61

#61555f

#615755

Square

#556157

#555961

#61555f

#615d55

Shades

Color #556157 mixed toward black.

#475149

#39413a

#2b312c

#1c201d

#0e100f

Tints

Color #556157 mixed toward white.

#6f7e71

#8a998d

#a8b2a9

#c5ccc6

#e2e5e2

Tones

Color #556157 mixed toward gray.

#566058

#575f58

#585e59

#595d5a

#5a5c5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b5a · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#5a595a · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#565b5c · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556157]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#556157 (#556157) is rgb(85, 97, 87) in RGB.

No, #556157 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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