What color is #556573?

#556573 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556573?

The RGB value is 85, 101, 115: 85 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556573?

The complementary color is #736355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556573 color

#556573 rgb(85, 101, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556573 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 39.6% green and 45.1% blue (85, 101, 115).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#556573 color codes

HEX	`#556573`
RGB	`rgb(85, 101, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 39.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, -2.59, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 10.2, 255.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.494, 12.476, 18.019)`
Decimal	`5596531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556573, 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 #556573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #556573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556573; }
.text { color: #556573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 101 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556573, #555673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #556573?: #556573 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556573?: The RGB value is 85, 101, 115: 85 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556573?: The complementary color is #736355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.