What color is #556467?

#556467 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556467?

The RGB value is 85, 100, 103: 85 red, 100 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556467?

The complementary color is #675855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556467 color

#556467 rgb(85, 100, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556467 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 39.2% green and 40.4% blue (85, 100, 103).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#556467 color codes

HEX	`#556467`
RGB	`rgb(85, 100, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 39.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, -4.98, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 6.15, 215.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.751, 12.025, 14.584)`
Decimal	`5596263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556467, 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 #556467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #556467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556467; }
.text { color: #556467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 100 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556467, #555b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #556467?: #556467 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556467?: The RGB value is 85, 100, 103: 85 red, 100 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556467?: The complementary color is #675855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.