What color is #556156?

#556156 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556156?

The RGB value is 85, 97, 86: 85 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556156?

The complementary color is #615560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556156 color

#556156 rgb(85, 97, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556156 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38% green and 33.7% blue (85, 97, 86).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#556156 color codes

HEX	`#556156`
RGB	`rgb(85, 97, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.84, -7.01, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.84, 8.45, 146.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.7, 11.152, 10.444)`
Decimal	`5595478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556156, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #556156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #556156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556156; }
.text { color: #556156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 97 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556156, #55615c); }

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Questions

What color is #556156?: #556156 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556156?: The RGB value is 85, 97, 86: 85 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556156?: The complementary color is #615560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.