What color is #556281?

#556281 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556281?

The RGB value is 85, 98, 129: 85 red, 98 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556281?

The complementary color is #817455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556281 color

#556281 rgb(85, 98, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #556281 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38.4% green and 50.6% blue (85, 98, 129).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#556281 color codes

HEX	`#556281`
RGB	`rgb(85, 98, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, 3.03, -18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 19.14, 279.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.075, 12.251, 22.493)`
Decimal	`5595777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556281, 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 #556281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #556281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556281; }
.text { color: #556281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 98 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556281, #5e5581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #556281?: #556281 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556281?: The RGB value is 85, 98, 129: 85 red, 98 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556281?: The complementary color is #817455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.