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#556E90 closest to Haunt Mist

#556E90 is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Haunt Mist. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (rgb(85, 110, 144)). Its HSL value is 215° hue, 26% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #556E90 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.22:1.

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Variations of #556E90

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#556E90 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#556E90 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #556E90 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B6A8F
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #617092
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E6F91
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B6A8F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5A6C90
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #41757A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E7186
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #676D77

#556E90 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.22:1 Good#556E90 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.02:1 Poor#556E90 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#556E90 in CSS

/* Haunt Mist */
.color { color: #556E90; }
.background { background-color: #556E90; }
.border { border: 1px solid #556E90; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 110 144);
color: hsl(215 26% 45%);
color: oklch(0.532 0.061 256.2);

#556E90 FAQ

What color is #556E90?

#556E90 is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #556E90?

#556E90 is rgb(85, 110, 144) in RGB, hsl(215, 26%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 24%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #556E90?

The complementary color of #556E90 is #907755, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #556E90?

White text has the best contrast on #556E90: 5.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #556E90 a warm or cool color?

#556E90 is a cool color.