#555853

Color #555853

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#555853

RGB

rgb(85, 88, 83)

HSL

hsl(96, 2.9%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 5.7%, 34.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(37, -2.26, 2.48)

LCH

lch(37, 3.36, 132.34)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0088, 132.71)

HWB

hwb(96, 32.5%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565358

Analogous

#575853

#555853

#535853

Triadic

#555853

#535558

#585355

Split-complementary

#555853

#535358

#585357

Tetradic

#555853

#535856

#565358

#585355

Square

#555853

#535758

#565358

#585353

Shades

Color #555853 mixed toward black.

#474945

#393b37

#2a2c29

#1c1d1c

#0e0f0e

Tints

Color #555853 mixed toward white.

#71756e

#8d918b

#aaada8

#c6c8c5

#e3e4e2

Tones

Color #555853 mixed toward gray.

#555753

#555754

#555655

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565654 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#565655 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#555555 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555853;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555853]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#555853 (#555853) is rgb(85, 88, 83) in RGB.

No, #555853 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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