#555c5f

Color #555c5f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#555c5f

RGB

rgb(85, 92, 95)

HSL

hsl(198, 5.6%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 10.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 3.2%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(38.57, -2.06, -2.66)

LCH

lch(38.57, 3.36, 232.24)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0101, 225.4)

HWB

hwb(198, 33.3%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f5855

Analogous

#555f5d

#555c5f

#55575f

Triadic

#555c5f

#5f555c

#5c5f55

Split-complementary

#555c5f

#5f5557

#5f5d55

Tetradic

#555c5f

#58555f

#5f5855

#5c5f55

Square

#555c5f

#5d555f

#5f5855

#575f55

Shades

Color #555c5f mixed toward black.

#474d4f

#393d3f

#2a2e30

#1c1f20

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #555c5f mixed toward white.

#6f787c

#8b9397

#a8aeb1

#c5c9cb

#e2e4e5

Tones

Color #555c5f mixed toward gray.

#565c5e

#575b5d

#585b5c

#595a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585e · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#58575e · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#555e5e · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555c5f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555c5f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#555c5f (#555c5f) is rgb(85, 92, 95) in RGB.

No, #555c5f 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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