#556C79

#556C79

Color Values

HEX

#556C79

RGB

85, 108, 121

HSL

201.7, 17.5%, 40.4%

HSV

201.7, 29.8%, 47.5%

CMYK

29.8%, 10.7%, 0.0%, 52.5%

OKLCH

0.5176 0.0342 233.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: lightskyblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#556C79

#796255

Analogous

#557974

#555A79

#556C79

Triadic

#556C79

#79556C

#6C7955

Split Complementary

#556C79

#79555A

#797455

Tetradic

#556C79

#745579

#796255

#5A7955

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#556C79

Protanopia

#5F5F76

Deuteranopia

#5E5C75

Tritanopia

#567373

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #556C79;
color: #556C79;
border-color: #556C79;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 500 #6B7280

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F8F8
100
#EAEEF0
200
#D5DDE2
300
#B7C5CD
400
#90A5B1
500
#698696
600
#546B78
700
#435660
800
#35434B
900
#293338
950
#1A2023

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.52:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.81:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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