#505556

Color #505556

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#505556

RGB

rgb(80, 85, 86)

HSL

hsl(190, 3.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 7%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 1.2%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(35.74, -1.76, -1.27)

LCH

lch(35.74, 2.17, 215.81)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0066, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(190, 31.4%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565150

Analogous

#505654

#505556

#505256

Triadic

#505556

#565055

#555650

Split-complementary

#505556

#565052

#565450

Tetradic

#505556

#515056

#565150

#555650

Square

#505556

#545056

#565150

#525650

Shades

Color #505556 mixed toward black.

#434748

#353939

#282a2b

#1b1c1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #505556 mixed toward white.

#6c7274

#888f90

#a6abac

#c4c7c8

#e1e3e3

Tones

Color #505556 mixed toward gray.

#505555

#515455

#515454

#525454

#525353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525256 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#525256 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#505656 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505556]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#505556 (#505556) is rgb(80, 85, 86) in RGB.

No, #505556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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