#55544a

Color #55544a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55544a

RGB

rgb(85, 84, 74)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 12.9%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.53, -1.61, 6)

LCH

lch(35.53, 6.21, 105.02)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.016, 102.3)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 29%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a4b55

Analogous

#554f4a

#55544a

#51554a

Triadic

#55544a

#4a5554

#544a55

Split-complementary

#55544a

#4a5155

#4f4a55

Tetradic

#55544a

#4b554a

#4a4b55

#544a55

Square

#55544a

#4a554f

#4a4b55

#554a51

Shades

Color #55544a mixed toward black.

#47463e

#393831

#2b2a25

#1c1c19

#0e0e0c

Tints

Color #55544a mixed toward white.

#747365

#929182

#adaca1

#c9c8c0

#e4e3e0

Tones

Color #55544a mixed toward gray.

#54534b

#53534c

#52524d

#51514e

#50504f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55554d · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#55554d · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#554f4f · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55544a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55544a]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#55544a (#55544a) is rgb(85, 84, 74) in RGB.

No, #55544a 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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