#555044

Color #555044

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555044

RGB

rgb(85, 80, 68)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 11.1%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 20%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 20%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.16, -0.26, 7.82)

LCH

lch(34.16, 7.82, 91.9)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.0202, 88.02)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 26.7%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444955

Analogous

#554844

#555044

#515544

Triadic

#555044

#445550

#504455

Split-complementary

#555044

#445155

#484455

Tetradic

#555044

#495544

#444955

#504455

Square

#555044

#445548

#444955

#554451

Shades

Color #555044 mixed toward black.

#474339

#39352d

#2a2822

#1c1b17

#0e0d0b

Tints

Color #555044 mixed toward white.

#766f5e

#958d7b

#b0aa9c

#cac6bd

#e5e3de

Tones

Color #555044 mixed toward gray.

#544f45

#524f47

#514e48

#4f4e4a

#4e4d4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535347 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#535448 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#55494a · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555044;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555044]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#555044 (#555044) is rgb(85, 80, 68) in RGB.

No, #555044 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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