#55494e

Color #55494e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark pink.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#55494e

RGB

rgb(85, 73, 78)

HSL

hsl(335, 7.6%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335, 14.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 8.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(32.36, 6.04, -1.11)

LCH

lch(32.36, 6.14, 349.59)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0179, 350.7)

HWB

hwb(335, 28.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495550

Analogous

#554954

#55494e

#554a49

Triadic

#55494e

#4e5549

#494e55

Split-complementary

#55494e

#49554a

#495455

Tetradic

#55494e

#555049

#495550

#494e55

Square

#55494e

#545549

#495550

#4a4955

Shades

Color #55494e mixed toward black.

#473d41

#393134

#2b2527

#1c181a

#0e0c0d

Tints

Color #55494e mixed toward white.

#75646b

#938188

#aea0a6

#c9c0c4

#e4dfe1

Tones

Color #55494e mixed toward gray.

#544a4e

#534b4e

#524c4f

#514d4f

#504e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50504d · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#51524d · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#544c4c · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55494e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55494e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#55494e (#55494e) is rgb(85, 73, 78) in RGB.

No, #55494e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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