What color is #556F73?

#556F73 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556F73?

The RGB value is 85, 111, 115: 85 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556F73?

The complementary color is #735955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556F73?

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.

#556F73 color

#556F73 rgb(85, 111, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #556F73 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.5% green and 45.1% blue (85, 111, 115).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#556F73 color codes

HEX	`#556F73`
RGB	`rgb(85, 111, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, -8.47, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 10.01, 212.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.524, 14.537, 18.362)`
Decimal	`5599091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556F73, 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 #556F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556F73 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 #556F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556f73; }
.text { color: #556f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 111 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556f73, #556073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #556F73?: #556F73 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556F73?: The RGB value is 85, 111, 115: 85 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556F73?: The complementary color is #735955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556F73?: 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.