#556964

Color #556964

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#556964

RGB

rgb(85, 105, 100)

HSL

hsl(165, 10.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 19%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 0%, 4.8%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42.69, -8.61, 0.32)

LCH

lch(42.69, 8.62, 177.87)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.0253, 178.42)

HWB

hwb(165, 33.3%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69555a

Analogous

#55695a

#556964

#556469

Triadic

#556964

#645569

#696455

Split-complementary

#556964

#695564

#695a55

Tetradic

#556964

#555a69

#69555a

#696455

Square

#556964

#5a5569

#69555a

#646955

Shades

Color #556964 mixed toward black.

#475853

#394643

#2b3532

#1c2321

#0e1211

Tints

Color #556964 mixed toward white.

#6d8780

#89a09a

#a7b7b3

#c4cfcd

#e2e7e6

Tones

Color #556964 mixed toward gray.

#576763

#586662

#5a6462

#5c6261

#5d6160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e65 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#5d5c66 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#566666 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556964;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556964]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#556964 (#556964) is rgb(85, 105, 100) in RGB.

No, #556964 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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