What color is #556A85?

#556A85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556A85?

The RGB value is 85, 106, 133: 85 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556A85?

The complementary color is #857055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556A85 color

#556A85 rgb(85, 106, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #556A85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (85, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#556A85 color codes

HEX	`#556A85`
RGB	`rgb(85, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, -0.72, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 17.45, 267.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.133, 13.932, 24.183)`
Decimal	`5597829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556A85, 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 #556A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #556A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556a85; }
.text { color: #556a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556a85, #585585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #556A85?: #556A85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556A85?: The RGB value is 85, 106, 133: 85 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556A85?: The complementary color is #857055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.