#55534d

Color #55534d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55534d

RGB

rgb(85, 83, 77)

HSL

hsl(45, 4.9%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 9.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 9.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.31, -0.41, 3.8)

LCH

lch(35.31, 3.82, 96.16)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.01, 91.72)

HWB

hwb(45, 30.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4f55

Analogous

#554f4d

#55534d

#53554d

Triadic

#55534d

#4d5553

#534d55

Split-complementary

#55534d

#4d5355

#4f4d55

Tetradic

#55534d

#4f554d

#4d4f55

#534d55

Square

#55534d

#4d554f

#4d4f55

#554d53

Shades

Color #55534d mixed toward black.

#474540

#393733

#2b2a27

#1c1c1a

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #55534d mixed toward white.

#737169

#918e85

#acaaa4

#c8c6c2

#e3e3e1

Tones

Color #55534d mixed toward gray.

#54534e

#54524e

#53524f

#525250

#525150

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54544f · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#54544f · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#555050 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55534d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55534d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#55534d (#55534d) is rgb(85, 83, 77) in RGB.

No, #55534d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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