#55554b

Color #55554b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#55554b

RGB

rgb(85, 85, 75)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 11.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 11.8%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.86, -2.03, 5.84)

LCH

lch(35.86, 6.18, 109.17)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.0159, 107.18)

HWB

hwb(60, 29.4%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4b55

Analogous

#55504b

#55554b

#50554b

Triadic

#55554b

#4b5555

#554b55

Split-complementary

#55554b

#4b5055

#504b55

Tetradic

#55554b

#4b554b

#4b4b55

#554b55

Square

#55554b

#4b5550

#4b4b55

#554b50

Shades

Color #55554b mixed toward black.

#47473f

#393932

#2b2b26

#1c1c19

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #55554b mixed toward white.

#747466

#929283

#adada2

#c8c8c1

#e4e4e0

Tones

Color #55554b mixed toward gray.

#54544c

#53534d

#53534e

#52524e

#51514f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55554e · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#55554e · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#555050 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55554b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55554b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#55554b (#55554b) is rgb(85, 85, 75) in RGB.

No, #55554b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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