#555848

Color #555848

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#555848

RGB

rgb(85, 88, 72)

HSL

hsl(71.3, 10%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(71.3, 18.2%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 18.2%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(36.7, -4.4, 8.89)

LCH

lch(36.7, 9.92, 116.33)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0255, 116.06)

HWB

hwb(71.3, 28.2%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4858

Analogous

#585348

#555848

#4d5848

Triadic

#555848

#485558

#584855

Split-complementary

#555848

#484d58

#534858

Tetradic

#555848

#48584b

#4b4858

#584855

Square

#555848

#485853

#4b4858

#58484d

Shades

Color #555848 mixed toward black.

#47493c

#393b30

#2b2c24

#1c1d18

#0e0f0c

Tints

Color #555848 mixed toward white.

#747862

#92967f

#adb09f

#c8cbbf

#e4e5df

Tones

Color #555848 mixed toward gray.

#545749

#53554b

#53544c

#52534d

#51514f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56564c · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#56564d · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#554f50 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555848;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555848]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Frequently asked questions

#555848 (#555848) is rgb(85, 88, 72) in RGB.

No, #555848 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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