#556174

Color #556174

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.36 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#556174

RGB

rgb(85, 97, 116)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 15.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 26.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(40.8, 0.09, -12.23)

LCH

lch(40.8, 12.23, 270.42)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.0341, 259.51)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 33.3%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746855

Analogous

#557074

#556174

#595574

Triadic

#556174

#745561

#617455

Split-complementary

#556174

#745955

#707455

Tetradic

#556174

#685574

#746855

#617455

Square

#556174

#745570

#746855

#557459

Shades

Color #556174 mixed toward black.

#475161

#39414d

#2a303a

#1c2027

#0e1013

Tints

Color #556174 mixed toward white.

#6b7a92

#8894a8

#a6afbe

#c4cad3

#e1e4e9

Tones

Color #556174 mixed toward gray.

#586271

#5a626f

#5d636c

#5f636a

#626467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b70 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#5a596f · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#566c6b · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556174;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556174]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#556174 (#556174) is rgb(85, 97, 116) in RGB.

No, #556174 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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