#555b49

Color #555b49

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555b49

RGB

rgb(85, 91, 73)

HSL

hsl(80, 11%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 19.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 19.8%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37.65, -6.01, 9.6)

LCH

lch(37.65, 11.33, 122.05)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0293, 122.44)

HWB

hwb(80, 28.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f495b

Analogous

#5b5849

#555b49

#4c5b49

Triadic

#555b49

#49555b

#5b4955

Split-complementary

#555b49

#494c5b

#58495b

Tetradic

#555b49

#495b4f

#4f495b

#5b4955

Square

#555b49

#495b58

#4f495b

#5b494c

Shades

Color #555b49 mixed toward black.

#474c3d

#393d31

#2b2e25

#1c1e18

#0e0f0c

Tints

Color #555b49 mixed toward white.

#737b63

#90987f

#acb29f

#c7ccbf

#e3e5df

Tones

Color #555b49 mixed toward gray.

#555a4b

#54584c

#54574e

#53554f

#535451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58584e · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#57574f · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#555152 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555b49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555b49]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#555b49 (#555b49) is rgb(85, 91, 73) in RGB.

No, #555b49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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