#555868

Color #555868

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#555868

RGB

rgb(85, 88, 104)

HSL

hsl(230.5, 10.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.5, 18.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 15.4%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(37.68, 2.55, -9.57)

LCH

lch(37.68, 9.9, 284.92)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0262, 277.02)

HWB

hwb(230.5, 33.3%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686555

Analogous

#556268

#555868

#5c5568

Triadic

#555868

#685558

#586855

Split-complementary

#555868

#685c55

#626855

Tetradic

#555868

#655568

#686555

#586855

Square

#555868

#685562

#686555

#55685c

Shades

Color #555868 mixed toward black.

#474957

#393b45

#2b2c34

#1c1d23

#0e0f11

Tints

Color #555868 mixed toward white.

#6d7186

#898d9f

#a7a9b7

#c4c6cf

#e2e2e7

Tones

Color #555868 mixed toward gray.

#575967

#585a65

#5a5b63

#5b5c62

#5d5e60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565664 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#565664 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#556161 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555868;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555868]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#555868 (#555868) is rgb(85, 88, 104) in RGB.

No, #555868 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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