#556a70

Color #556a70

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#556a70

RGB

rgb(85, 106, 112)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 13.7%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 24.1%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(43.37, -6.32, -5.94)

LCH

lch(43.37, 8.67, 223.22)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.0268, 216.96)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 33.3%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#705b55

Analogous

#557068

#556a70

#555c70

Triadic

#556a70

#70556a

#6a7055

Split-complementary

#556a70

#70555c

#706855

Tetradic

#556a70

#5b5570

#705b55

#6a7055

Square

#556a70

#685570

#705b55

#5c7055

Shades

Color #556a70 mixed toward black.

#47585d

#39474b

#2a3538

#1c2325

#0e1213

Tints

Color #556a70 mixed toward white.

#6b868e

#889fa5

#a6b7bb

#c4cfd2

#e1e7e8

Tones

Color #556a70 mixed toward gray.

#57696e

#59676b

#5c6669

#5e6567

#606465

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f6f · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5c6e · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#566d6d · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556a70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556a70]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#556a70 (#556a70) is rgb(85, 106, 112) in RGB.

No, #556a70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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