What color is #556877?

#556877 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 #556877?

The RGB value is 85, 104, 119: 85 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556877?

The complementary color is #776455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556877 color

#556877 rgb(85, 104, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556877 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40.8% green and 46.7% blue (85, 104, 119).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#556877 color codes

HEX	`#556877`
RGB	`rgb(85, 104, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, -3.34, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 11.23, 252.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.025, 13.163, 19.356)`
Decimal	`5597303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556877, 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 #556877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #556877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556877; }
.text { color: #556877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 104 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556877, #555777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #556877?: #556877 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 #556877?: The RGB value is 85, 104, 119: 85 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556877?: The complementary color is #776455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.