#557496 Hex Color
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#557496 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, dark, inky, dim, gloomy, very unsaturated, cold, cool, blue and blueish. It is a shade of blue. The hex code is #557496.
Questions about #557496
What is #557496 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #557496 is rgb(85, 116, 150), in HSL hsl(211, 28%, 46%) and in CMYK 43%, 23%, 0%, 41%.
Is #557496 readable on white or black?
#557496 has a 4.85:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.32:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.