#556B7B

#556B7B

Color Values

HEX

#556B7B

RGB

85, 107, 123

HSL

205.3, 18.3%, 40.8%

HSV

205.3, 30.9%, 48.2%

CMYK

30.9%, 13.0%, 0.0%, 51.8%

OKLCH

0.516 0.0365 240.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: lightskyblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#556B7B

#7B6555

Analogous

#557B78

#55587B

#556B7B

Triadic

#556B7B

#7B556B

#6B7B55

Split Complementary

#556B7B

#7B5558

#7B7855

Tetradic

#556B7B

#78557B

#7B6555

#587B55

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#556B7B

Protanopia

#5F5F77

Deuteranopia

#5D5C76

Tritanopia

#567473

Achromatopsia

#676767

CSS Usage

background-color: #556B7B;
color: #556B7B;
border-color: #556B7B;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 500 #64748B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F8F9
100
#EAEEF0
200
#D5DCE2
300
#B7C4CD
400
#8FA3B2
500
#688397
600
#536979
700
#435461
800
#34424B
900
#283238
950
#1A1F24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.56:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.78:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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