What color is #556774?

#556774 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556774?

The RGB value is 85, 103, 116: 85 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556774?

The complementary color is #746255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556774 color

#556774 rgb(85, 103, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556774 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40.4% green and 45.5% blue (85, 103, 116).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#556774 color codes

HEX	`#556774`
RGB	`rgb(85, 103, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, -3.52, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 10.15, 249.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.748, 12.892, 18.389)`
Decimal	`5597044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556774, 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 #556774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #556774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556774; }
.text { color: #556774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 103 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556774, #555874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #556774?: #556774 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556774?: The RGB value is 85, 103, 116: 85 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556774?: The complementary color is #746255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.