#556e68

Color #556e68

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#556e68

RGB

rgb(85, 110, 104)

HSL

hsl(165.6, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.6, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 5.5%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.35, -10.56, 0.33)

LCH

lch(44.35, 10.57, 178.21)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.031, 178.71)

HWB

hwb(165.6, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e555b

Analogous

#556e5b

#556e68

#55676e

Triadic

#556e68

#68556e

#6e6855

Split-complementary

#556e68

#6e5567

#6e5b55

Tetradic

#556e68

#555b6e

#6e555b

#6e6855

Square

#556e68

#5b556e

#6e555b

#676e55

Shades

Color #556e68 mixed toward black.

#475c57

#394945

#2a3734

#1c2523

#0e1211

Tints

Color #556e68 mixed toward white.

#6c8c84

#88a39d

#a6bab5

#c4d1ce

#e1e8e6

Tones

Color #556e68 mixed toward gray.

#576c67

#596a66

#5b6865

#5d6664

#5f6362

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616169 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#5f5d6a · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#566b6b · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #556e68;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556e68]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#556e68 (#556e68) is rgb(85, 110, 104) in RGB.

No, #556e68 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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