What color is #556F97?

#556F97 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #556F97?

The RGB value is 85, 111, 151: 85 red, 111 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #556F97?

The complementary color is #977D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #556F97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#556F97 color

#556F97 rgb(85, 111, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #556F97 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.5% green and 59.2% blue (85, 111, 151).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#556F97 color codes

HEX	`#556F97`
RGB	`rgb(85, 111, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 43.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 26%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, 1.51, -24.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 24.78, 273.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.015, 15.534, 31.479)`
Decimal	`5599127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #556F97, 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 #556F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#556F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #556F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #556f97; }
.text { color: #556f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 111 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #556f97, #5c5597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #556F97?: #556F97 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #556F97?: The RGB value is 85, 111, 151: 85 red, 111 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #556F97?: The complementary color is #977D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #556F97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.