#555b55

Color #555b55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#555b55

RGB

rgb(85, 91, 85)

HSL

hsl(120, 3.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 6.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(37.97, -3.65, 2.64)

LCH

lch(37.97, 4.5, 144.12)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0121, 145.39)

HWB

hwb(120, 33.3%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b555b

Analogous

#585b55

#555b55

#555b58

Triadic

#555b55

#55555b

#5b5555

Split-complementary

#555b55

#58555b

#5b5558

Tetradic

#555b55

#555b5b

#5b555b

#5b5555

Square

#555b55

#55585b

#5b555b

#5b5855

Shades

Color #555b55 mixed toward black.

#474c47

#393d39

#2a2d2a

#1c1e1c

#0e0f0e

Tints

Color #555b55 mixed toward white.

#707870

#8c938c

#a9aea9

#c5c9c5

#e2e4e2

Tones

Color #555b55 mixed toward gray.

#555a55

#565a56

#565956

#575957

#575857

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585856 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#575757 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#555858 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555b55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555b55]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#555b55 (#555b55) is rgb(85, 91, 85) in RGB.

No, #555b55 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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