#55535a

Color #55535a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#55535a

RGB

rgb(85, 83, 90)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 4%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 7.8%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(35.71, 2.34, -3.78)

LCH

lch(35.71, 4.45, 301.76)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0115, 299.01)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 32.5%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585a53

Analogous

#53545a

#55535a

#58535a

Triadic

#55535a

#5a5553

#535a55

Split-complementary

#55535a

#5a5853

#545a53

Tetradic

#55535a

#5a5358

#585a53

#535a55

Square

#55535a

#5a5354

#585a53

#535a58

Shades

Color #55535a mixed toward black.

#47454b

#39373c

#2a292d

#1c1c1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #55535a mixed toward white.

#716e77

#8d8a93

#a9a7ae

#c6c5c9

#e2e2e4

Tones

Color #55535a mixed toward gray.

#555459

#565558

#565657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545458 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#545458 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#555757 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55535a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55535a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#55535a (#55535a) is rgb(85, 83, 90) in RGB.

No, #55535a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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