Close to Feldgrau
#556361
#556361 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 38.8% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #556361.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.28:1 AABlack text on this color
3.34:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.28:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.34:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #556361 as they’d see it.
#556361 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #556361
What color is #556361?
#556361 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 38.8% green, and 38% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #556361 in RGB?
#556361 is rgb(85, 99, 97): 85 red, 99 green, and 97 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #556361 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 2, 61). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #556361?
PANTONE 425 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #556361?
Its complement #6A5D5F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.