What color is #556A6A?

#556A6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556A6A?

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

What is the complementary color of #556A6A?

The complementary color is #6A5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556A6A color

#556A6A rgb(85, 106, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556A6A is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#556A6A color codes

HEX	`#556A6A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 106, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, -7.79, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 8.21, 198.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.501, 13.28, 15.59)`
Decimal	`5597802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556A6A, 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 #556A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #556A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556a6a; }
.text { color: #556a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 106 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556a6a, #55606a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556A6A?: #556A6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556A6A?: The RGB value is 85, 106, 106: 85 red, 106 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556A6A?: The complementary color is #6A5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.