#55514e

Color #55514e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55514e

RGB

rgb(85, 81, 78)

HSL

hsl(25.7, 4.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.7, 8.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 8.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.73, 1.02, 2.35)

LCH

lch(34.73, 2.56, 66.54)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0072, 59.86)

HWB

hwb(25.7, 30.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5255

Analogous

#554e4f

#55514e

#55554e

Triadic

#55514e

#4e5551

#514e55

Split-complementary

#55514e

#4e5555

#4e4f55

Tetradic

#55514e

#52554e

#4e5255

#514e55

Square

#55514e

#4f554e

#4e5255

#554e55

Shades

Color #55514e mixed toward black.

#474441

#393634

#2b2927

#1c1b1a

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #55514e mixed toward white.

#736e6a

#908b86

#aca8a5

#c8c5c3

#e3e2e1

Tones

Color #55514e mixed toward gray.

#55514f

#54514f

#535150

#525251

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#53534f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#54544f · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#554f4f · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55514e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55514e]

Related colors

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Seashell #fff5ee

Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#55514e (#55514e) is rgb(85, 81, 78) in RGB.

No, #55514e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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