What color is #556D63?

#556D63 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556D63?

The RGB value is 85, 109, 99: 85 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556D63?

The complementary color is #6D555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556D63 color

#556D63 rgb(85, 109, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556D63 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42.7% green and 38.8% blue (85, 109, 99).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#556D63 color codes

HEX	`#556D63`
RGB	`rgb(85, 109, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, -11.13, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 11.45, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.466, 13.769, 13.856)`
Decimal	`5598563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556D63, 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 #556D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #556D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556d63; }
.text { color: #556d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 109 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556d63, #556b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556D63?: #556D63 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556D63?: The RGB value is 85, 109, 99: 85 red, 109 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556D63?: The complementary color is #6D555F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.