#556e69

Color #556e69

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#556e69

RGB

rgb(85, 110, 105)

HSL

hsl(168, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.38, -10.32, -0.23)

LCH

lch(44.38, 10.32, 181.28)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0305, 181.5)

HWB

hwb(168, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e555a

Analogous

#556e5c

#556e69

#55666e

Triadic

#556e69

#69556e

#6e6955

Split-complementary

#556e69

#6e5566

#6e5c55

Tetradic

#556e69

#555a6e

#6e555a

#6e6955

Square

#556e69

#5c556e

#6e555a

#666e55

Shades

Color #556e69 mixed toward black.

#475c57

#394946

#2a3734

#1c2523

#0e1211

Tints

Color #556e69 mixed toward white.

#6c8c85

#88a39e

#a6bab6

#c4d1cf

#e1e8e7

Tones

Color #556e69 mixed toward gray.

#576c68

#596a66

#5b6865

#5d6664

#5f6363

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

#61616a · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5d6b · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#566b6b · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #556e69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#556e69]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#556e69 (#556e69) is rgb(85, 110, 105) in RGB.

No, #556e69 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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