#56555f

Color #56555f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#56555f

RGB

rgb(86, 85, 95)

HSL

hsl(246, 5.6%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 10.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(36.56, 2.62, -5.64)

LCH

lch(36.56, 6.22, 294.92)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.0161, 290.35)

HWB

hwb(246, 33.3%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5f55

Analogous

#55595f

#56555f

#5b555f

Triadic

#56555f

#5f5655

#555f56

Split-complementary

#56555f

#5f5b55

#595f55

Tetradic

#56555f

#5f555e

#5e5f55

#555f56

Square

#56555f

#5f5559

#5e5f55

#555f5b

Shades

Color #56555f mixed toward black.

#48474f

#39393f

#2b2a30

#1d1c20

#0e0e10

Tints

Color #56555f mixed toward white.

#706f7c

#8c8b97

#a9a8b1

#c6c5cb

#e2e2e5

Tones

Color #56555f mixed toward gray.

#57565e

#57575d

#58575d

#59585c

#59595b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565d · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#56565c · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#565b5a · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #56555f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56555f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#56555f (#56555f) is rgb(86, 85, 95) in RGB.

No, #56555f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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