#55685c

Color #55685c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#55685c

RGB

rgb(85, 104, 92)

HSL

hsl(142.1, 10.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.1, 18.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 0%, 11.5%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(42.16, -9.81, 4.4)

LCH

lch(42.16, 10.75, 155.84)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0298, 157.48)

HWB

hwb(142.1, 33.3%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#685561

Analogous

#586855

#55685c

#556866

Triadic

#55685c

#5c5568

#685c55

Split-complementary

#55685c

#665568

#685558

Tetradic

#55685c

#556168

#685561

#685c55

Square

#55685c

#555868

#685561

#686655

Shades

Color #55685c mixed toward black.

#47574d

#39453d

#2b342e

#1c231f

#0e110f

Tints

Color #55685c mixed toward white.

#6d8676

#899f91

#a7b7ad

#c4cfc8

#e2e7e4

Tones

Color #55685c mixed toward gray.

#57675d

#58655d

#5a635d

#5b625e

#5d605e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e5f · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#5d5b60 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#566162 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55685c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55685c]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#55685c (#55685c) is rgb(85, 104, 92) in RGB.

No, #55685c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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