What color is #556D69?

#556D69 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 #556D69?

The RGB value is 85, 109, 105: 85 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556D69?

The complementary color is #6D5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556D69 color

#556D69 rgb(85, 109, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556D69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42.7% green and 41.2% blue (85, 109, 105).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 5.56:1).

#556D69 color codes

HEX	`#556D69`
RGB	`rgb(85, 109, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, -9.75, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 9.78, 184)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.764, 13.888, 15.423)`
Decimal	`5598569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556D69, 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 #556D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #556D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556d69; }
.text { color: #556d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 109 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556d69, #55656d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #556D69?: #556D69 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 #556D69?: The RGB value is 85, 109, 105: 85 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556D69?: The complementary color is #6D5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.