#555a65

Color #555a65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#555a65

RGB

rgb(85, 90, 101)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 8.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 15.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(38.17, 0.58, -6.97)

LCH

lch(38.17, 6.99, 274.76)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.0188, 266.04)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 33.3%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656055

Analogous

#556265

#555a65

#585565

Triadic

#555a65

#65555a

#5a6555

Split-complementary

#555a65

#655855

#626555

Tetradic

#555a65

#605565

#656055

#5a6555

Square

#555a65

#655562

#656055

#556558

Shades

Color #555a65 mixed toward black.

#474b54

#393c43

#2b2d33

#1c1e22

#0e0f11

Tints

Color #555a65 mixed toward white.

#6e7482

#8a909c

#a7abb5

#c4c7ce

#e2e3e6

Tones

Color #555a65 mixed toward gray.

#565b64

#585b62

#595c61

#5a5c60

#5c5d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575762 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#575762 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#556060 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555a65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555a65]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#555a65 (#555a65) is rgb(85, 90, 101) in RGB.

No, #555a65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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