#55504e

Color #55504e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55504e

RGB

rgb(85, 80, 78)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 4.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 8.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 8.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.43, 1.64, 1.91)

LCH

lch(34.43, 2.52, 49.35)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0074, 43.36)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 30.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5355

Analogous

#554e50

#55504e

#55544e

Triadic

#55504e

#4e5550

#504e55

Split-complementary

#55504e

#4e5554

#4e5055

Tetradic

#55504e

#53554e

#4e5355

#504e55

Square

#55504e

#50554e

#4e5355

#544e55

Shades

Color #55504e mixed toward black.

#474341

#393534

#2b2827

#1c1b1a

#0e0d0d

Tints

Color #55504e mixed toward white.

#736c6a

#908986

#aca7a5

#c8c4c3

#e3e2e1

Tones

Color #55504e mixed toward gray.

#55504f

#54514f

#535150

#525151

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#53534e · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#53544f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#554f4f · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55504e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55504e]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#55504e (#55504e) is rgb(85, 80, 78) in RGB.

No, #55504e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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