#556861

Color #556861

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#556861

RGB

rgb(85, 104, 97)

HSL

hsl(157.9, 10.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.9, 18.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 0%, 6.7%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(42.3, -8.71, 1.57)

LCH

lch(42.3, 8.85, 169.78)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0254, 170.95)

HWB

hwb(157.9, 33.3%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68555c

Analogous

#556858

#556861

#556668

Triadic

#556861

#615568

#686155

Split-complementary

#556861

#685566

#685855

Tetradic

#556861

#555c68

#68555c

#686155

Square

#556861

#585568

#68555c

#666855

Shades

Color #556861 mixed toward black.

#475751

#394541

#2b3431

#1c2320

#0e1110

Tints

Color #556861 mixed toward white.

#6d867d

#899f97

#a7b7b1

#c4cfcb

#e2e7e5

Tones

Color #556861 mixed toward gray.

#576761

#586560

#5a6360

#5b625f

#5d605f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e63 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#5d5b63 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#566464 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556861;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556861]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#556861 (#556861) is rgb(85, 104, 97) in RGB.

No, #556861 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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