#55564e

Color #55564e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55564e

RGB

rgb(85, 86, 78)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 4.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 9.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 9.3%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(36.25, -2.05, 4.52)

LCH

lch(36.25, 4.96, 114.4)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0128, 112.55)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 30.6%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4e56

Analogous

#56534e

#55564e

#51564e

Triadic

#55564e

#4e5556

#564e55

Split-complementary

#55564e

#4e5156

#534e56

Tetradic

#55564e

#4e564f

#4f4e56

#564e55

Square

#55564e

#4e5653

#4f4e56

#564e51

Shades

Color #55564e mixed toward black.

#474841

#393934

#2b2b27

#1c1d1a

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #55564e mixed toward white.

#737469

#909186

#acada4

#c7c8c3

#e3e4e1

Tones

Color #55564e mixed toward gray.

#55554f

#54554f

#545450

#535351

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555550 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#555551 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#555252 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55564e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55564e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#55564e (#55564e) is rgb(85, 86, 78) in RGB.

No, #55564e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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