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#055656

#055656 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#055656 is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 33.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 89.01% saturation and 17.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #055656
  2. #560505

Split complementary

  1. #055656
  2. #56052d
  3. #562d05

Analogous

  1. #05562d
  2. #055656
  3. #052d56

Triadic

  1. #055656
  2. #560556
  3. #565605

Tetradic

  1. #055656
  2. #050556
  3. #560505
  4. #565605

Square

  1. #055656
  2. #2d0556
  3. #560505
  4. #2d5605

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #011313
  3. #055656
  4. #099e9e
  5. #0de7e7

Shades

#055656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055656
  2. #054d4d
  3. #044545
  4. #043c3c
  5. #033434
  6. #032b2b
  7. #022222
  8. #021a1a
  9. #011111
  10. #010909
  11. #000000

Tints

#055656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055656
  2. #1e6767
  3. #377878
  4. #508989
  5. #699a9a
  6. #82abab
  7. #9bbbbb
  8. #b4cccc
  9. #cddddd
  10. #e6eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055656
  2. #115a5a
  3. #1e5e5e
  4. #2a6363
  5. #366767
  6. #436b6b
  7. #4f6f6f
  8. #5b7373
  9. #677878
  10. #747c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c5151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5156 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005956 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5356 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364f56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055656 {
  color: #055656;
}
Background
.bg-055656 {
  background-color: #055656;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055656 {
  border: 2px solid #055656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 86 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 89% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055656, #052d56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 86 86 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.64 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.64 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.87 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.93 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.45 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.65 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 13.64 #faa9a9 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#055656  rgb(5, 86, 86)  hsl(180, 89%, 18%)  Dark Slate Gray
#560505  rgb(86, 5, 5)  hsl(0, 89%, 18%)  Rosewood
#560556  rgb(86, 5, 86)  hsl(300, 89%, 18%)  Byzantium
#565605  rgb(86, 86, 5)  hsl(60, 89%, 18%)  Army Green