Information about #556864 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#556864 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 104, 100) — 33.3% red, 40.8% green, 39.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 2 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #556864 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to River Bed (#556061). Slightly further away sit Stormcloud (#4F666A) and Odyssey (#4F6D69).

The recipe behind #556864 is rgb(85, 104, 100), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #556864 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#556864 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#556864 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#556864 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#556864 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#556864 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#556864 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #556864

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

#556864 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556864
  • RGB85, 104, 100
  • CMYK7, 0, 2, 59
  • CSSrgb(85, 104, 100)
  • HSL167°, 10%, 37%
  • HSL Precise167.368°, 10.053%, 37.059%
  • HSV167°, 18%, 41%
  • HSB167°, 18%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.408, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.408, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.408, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID556864
  • DECIMAL ID5597284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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