#55546b

Color #55546b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#55546b

RGB

rgb(85, 84, 107)

HSL

hsl(242.6, 12%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.6, 21.5%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(36.62, 5.81, -13.04)

LCH

lch(36.62, 14.28, 294.02)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0372, 286.88)

HWB

hwb(242.6, 32.9%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a6b54

Analogous

#545f6b

#55546b

#61546b

Triadic

#55546b

#6b5554

#546b55

Split-complementary

#55546b

#6b6154

#5f6b54

Tetradic

#55546b

#6b546a

#6a6b54

#546b55

Square

#55546b

#6b545f

#6a6b54

#546b61

Shades

Color #55546b mixed toward black.

#474659

#393847

#2b2a36

#1c1c24

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #55546b mixed toward white.

#6d6c89

#8988a1

#a7a6b9

#c4c3d0

#e2e1e8

Tones

Color #55546b mixed toward gray.

#575669

#595867

#5a5a65

#5c5c63

#5e5e62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555566 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#555565 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#556261 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55546b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55546b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#55546b (#55546b) is rgb(85, 84, 107) in RGB.

No, #55546b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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