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#556972

#556972 ≈ Dim Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#556972 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 41.18% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.44% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 198.62°, with 14.57% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 8.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1325

Complementary

  1. #556972
  2. #725e55

Split complementary

  1. #556972
  2. #72555b
  3. #726c55

Analogous

  1. #55726c
  2. #556972
  3. #555b72

Triadic

  1. #556972
  2. #725569
  3. #697255

Tetradic

  1. #556972
  2. #5e5572
  3. #725e55
  4. #697255

Square

  1. #556972
  2. #6c5572
  3. #725e55
  4. #5b7255

Monochromatic

  1. #14181a
  2. #344146
  3. #556972
  4. #79909b
  5. #a4b4bc

Shades

#556972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #556972
  2. #4d5f67
  3. #44545b
  4. #3c4a50
  5. #333f44
  6. #2b3539
  7. #222a2e
  8. #1a2022
  9. #111517
  10. #090b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#556972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #556972
  2. #667880
  3. #77878e
  4. #88969c
  5. #99a5aa
  6. #aab4b9
  7. #bbc3c7
  8. #ccd2d5
  9. #dde1e3
  10. #eef0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#556972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #556972
  2. #596b73
  3. #5e6e75
  4. #627076
  5. #667278
  6. #6b7579
  7. #6f777a
  8. #73797c
  9. #777b7d
  10. #7c7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60676b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646873 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606472 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c6c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e6872 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c6672 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #506b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-556972 {
  color: #556972;
}
Background
.bg-556972 {
  background-color: #556972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-556972 {
  border: 2px solid #556972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #556972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 105 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 15% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-556972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556972, #555b72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-556972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 105 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.80 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.80 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.01 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.53 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.53 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.65 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.30 #aa968d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#556972  rgb(85, 105, 114)  hsl(199, 15%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#725e55  rgb(114, 94, 85)  hsl(19, 15%, 39%)  Umber
#725569  rgb(114, 85, 105)  hsl(319, 15%, 39%)  Eggplant
#697255  rgb(105, 114, 85)  hsl(79, 15%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green