#55856b

Color #55856b

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 18.88 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55856b

RGB

rgb(85, 133, 107)

HSL

hsl(147.5, 22%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(147.5, 36.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 0%, 19.5%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(51.57, -22.35, 8.93)

LCH

lch(51.57, 24.07, 158.22)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0662, 159.68)

HWB

hwb(147.5, 33.3%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85556f

Analogous

#578555

#55856b

#558583

Triadic

#55856b

#6b5585

#856b55

Split-complementary

#55856b

#835585

#855557

Tetradic

#55856b

#556f85

#85556f

#856b55

Square

#55856b

#555785

#85556f

#858355

Shades

Color #55856b mixed toward black.

#476f59

#395947

#2a4235

#1c2c24

#0e1612

Tints

Color #55856b mixed toward white.

#6aa083

#88b39c

#a6c6b5

#c4d9cd

#e1ece6

Tones

Color #55856b mixed toward gray.

#59816b

#5d7d6c

#61796c

#65756c

#69716d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d72 · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#6a6674 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#587778 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55856b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55856b]

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#55856b (#55856b) is rgb(85, 133, 107) in RGB.

No, #55856b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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