#55493e

Color #55493e

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#55493e

RGB

rgb(85, 73, 62)

HSL

hsl(28.7, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.7, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 27.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(31.91, 3.07, 8.46)

LCH

lch(31.91, 9, 70.05)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.024, 64.61)

HWB

hwb(28.7, 24.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e4a55

Analogous

#553e3e

#55493e

#55543e

Triadic

#55493e

#3e5549

#493e55

Split-complementary

#55493e

#3e5554

#3e3e55

Tetradic

#55493e

#4a553e

#3e4a55

#493e55

Square

#55493e

#3e553e

#3e4a55

#543e55

Shades

Color #55493e mixed toward black.

#473d34

#393129

#2a241f

#1c1815

#0e0c0a

Tints

Color #55493e mixed toward white.

#786758

#998573

#b2a496

#ccc2b9

#e5e1dc

Tones

Color #55493e mixed toward gray.

#534940

#514942

#4f4944

#4d4946

#4b4948

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505041 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#515242 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#544343 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 7.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55493e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55493e]

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Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#55493e (#55493e) is rgb(85, 73, 62) in RGB.

No, #55493e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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