What color is #556D85?

#556D85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556D85?

The RGB value is 85, 109, 133: 85 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556D85?

The complementary color is #856D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556D85 color

#556D85 rgb(85, 109, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #556D85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 42.7% green and 52.2% blue (85, 109, 133).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#556D85 color codes

HEX	`#556D85`
RGB	`rgb(85, 109, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 42.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, -2.51, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 16.27, 261.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.447, 14.561, 24.288)`
Decimal	`5598597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556D85, 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 #556D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #556D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556d85; }
.text { color: #556d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 109 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556d85, #555585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #556D85?: #556D85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556D85?: The RGB value is 85, 109, 133: 85 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556D85?: The complementary color is #856D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.