#55525e

Color #55525e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#55525e

RGB

rgb(85, 82, 94)

HSL

hsl(255, 6.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 12.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.55, 3.88, -6.53)

LCH

lch(35.55, 7.6, 300.72)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0198, 297.08)

HWB

hwb(255, 32.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5e52

Analogous

#52555e

#55525e

#5b525e

Triadic

#55525e

#5e5552

#525e55

Split-complementary

#55525e

#5e5b52

#555e52

Tetradic

#55525e

#5e525b

#5b5e52

#525e55

Square

#55525e

#5e5255

#5b5e52

#525e5b

Shades

Color #55525e mixed toward black.

#47444e

#39373f

#2a292f

#1c1b1f

#0e0e10

Tints

Color #55525e mixed toward white.

#706c7c

#8c8897

#a9a6b1

#c5c4cb

#e2e1e5

Tones

Color #55525e mixed toward gray.

#55535d

#56545c

#56555b

#57565a

#575759

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545b · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#54545b · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#555959 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55525e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55525e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#55525e (#55525e) is rgb(85, 82, 94) in RGB.

No, #55525e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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