#55545b

Color #55545b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#55545b

RGB

rgb(85, 84, 91)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 7.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.04, 1.94, -3.92)

LCH

lch(36.04, 4.37, 296.33)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0113, 292.27)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 32.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5b54

Analogous

#54565b

#55545b

#58545b

Triadic

#55545b

#5b5554

#545b55

Split-complementary

#55545b

#5b5854

#565b54

Tetradic

#55545b

#5b545a

#5a5b54

#545b55

Square

#55545b

#5b5456

#5a5b54

#545b58

Shades

Color #55545b mixed toward black.

#47464c

#39383d

#2a2a2d

#1c1c1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #55545b mixed toward white.

#706f78

#8c8b94

#a9a8af

#c6c5c9

#e2e2e4

Tones

Color #55545b mixed toward gray.

#55555a

#56555a

#565659

#575659

#575758

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.81:1

White text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555559 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#555559 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#555858 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55545b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55545b]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#55545b (#55545b) is rgb(85, 84, 91) in RGB.

No, #55545b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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