#556871

Color #556871

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#556871

RGB

rgb(85, 104, 113)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 14.1%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 24.8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(42.8, -4.89, -7.4)

LCH

lch(42.8, 8.87, 236.54)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.027, 228.15)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 33.3%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#715e55

Analogous

#55716c

#556871

#555a71

Triadic

#556871

#715568

#687155

Split-complementary

#556871

#71555a

#716c55

Tetradic

#556871

#5e5571

#715e55

#687155

Square

#556871

#6c5571

#715e55

#5a7155

Shades

Color #556871 mixed toward black.

#47575e

#39454b

#2a3438

#1c2326

#0e1113

Tints

Color #556871 mixed toward white.

#6b838f

#889ca6

#a6b5bc

#c4ced2

#e1e6e9

Tones

Color #556871 mixed toward gray.

#57676f

#5a666c

#5c656a

#5e6568

#616465

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6f · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5b6e · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#566d6d · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556871;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556871]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#556871 (#556871) is rgb(85, 104, 113) in RGB.

No, #556871 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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