What color is #556162?

#556162 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556162?

The RGB value is 85, 97, 98: 85 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556162?

The complementary color is #625655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556162 color

#556162 rgb(85, 97, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556162 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38% green and 38.4% blue (85, 97, 98).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#556162 color codes

HEX	`#556162`
RGB	`rgb(85, 97, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, -4.37, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 4.87, 206.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.225, 11.362, 13.207)`
Decimal	`5595490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556162, 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 #556162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #556162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556162; }
.text { color: #556162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 97 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556162, #555a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #556162?: #556162 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556162?: The RGB value is 85, 97, 98: 85 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556162?: The complementary color is #625655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.