What color is #556A63?

#556A63 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556A63?

The RGB value is 85, 106, 99: 85 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556A63?

The complementary color is #6A555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556A63 color

#556A63 rgb(85, 106, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556A63 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 41.6% green and 38.8% blue (85, 106, 99).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#556A63 color codes

HEX	`#556A63`
RGB	`rgb(85, 106, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -9.42, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 9.51, 171.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.152, 13.14, 13.751)`
Decimal	`5597795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556A63, 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 #556A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #556A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556a63; }
.text { color: #556a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 106 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556a63, #55676a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556A63?: #556A63 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556A63?: The RGB value is 85, 106, 99: 85 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556A63?: The complementary color is #6A555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.