#555c5c

Color #555c5c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555c5c

RGB

rgb(85, 92, 92)

HSL

hsl(180, 4%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.6%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(38.48, -2.74, -0.94)

LCH

lch(38.48, 2.9, 198.94)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0088, 197.2)

HWB

hwb(180, 33.3%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5555

Analogous

#555c58

#555c5c

#55585c

Triadic

#555c5c

#5c555c

#5c5c55

Split-complementary

#555c5c

#5c5558

#5c5855

Tetradic

#555c5c

#55555c

#5c5555

#5c5c55

Square

#555c5c

#58555c

#5c5555

#585c55

Shades

Color #555c5c mixed toward black.

#474d4d

#393d3d

#2a2e2e

#1c1f1f

#0e0f0f

Tints

Color #555c5c mixed toward white.

#707979

#8c9494

#a8afaf

#c5caca

#e2e4e4

Tones

Color #555c5c mixed toward gray.

#565b5b

#575a5a

#585959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585c · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#58575c · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#555c5c · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555c5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555c5c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#555c5c (#555c5c) is rgb(85, 92, 92) in RGB.

No, #555c5c 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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