#555358

Color #555358

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#555358

RGB

rgb(85, 83, 88)

HSL

hsl(264, 2.9%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.7%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 5.7%, 0%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(35.64, 1.89, -2.62)

LCH

lch(35.64, 3.23, 305.81)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0084, 303.88)

HWB

hwb(264, 32.5%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565853

Analogous

#535358

#555358

#575358

Triadic

#555358

#585553

#535855

Split-complementary

#555358

#585753

#535853

Tetradic

#555358

#585356

#565853

#535855

Square

#555358

#585353

#565853

#535857

Shades

Color #555358 mixed toward black.

#474549

#39373b

#2a292c

#1c1c1d

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #555358 mixed toward white.

#716e75

#8d8b91

#aaa8ad

#c6c5c8

#e3e2e4

Tones

Color #555358 mixed toward gray.

#555357

#555457

#555556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545457 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#545457 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#555656 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555358;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555358]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#555358 (#555358) is rgb(85, 83, 88) in RGB.

No, #555358 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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