Dim Gray (Neutral)

#556866

RGB: 85, 104, 102

Color OverviewHEX #556866

#556866 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #556866 is composed of 33% red, 41% green, and 40% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 174°, saturation of 10%, and lightness of 37%.

HEX

#556866

RGB

85, 104, 102

HSL

174°, 10%, 37%

HSV

174°, 18%, 41%

CMYK

18%, 0%, 2%, 59%

Name Match

Dim Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #556866 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #556866 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #556866 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #556866

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #556866 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):5.9 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #556866 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):3.56 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #556866;
}

.element {
  color: #556866;
  background-color: #556866;
  border-color: #556866;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#556866] text-[#556866] border-[#556866]">
  Content styled with #556866
</div>