#558E8D Hex Color

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#558e8d is a hex color. It can be described as ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #558e8d.

Questions about #558e8d

What is #558e8d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #558e8d is rgb(85, 142, 141), in HSL hsl(179, 25%, 45%) and in CMYK 40%, 0%, 1%, 44%.
Is #558e8d readable on white or black?
#558e8d has a 3.72:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.64:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.