#555e2e

Color #555e2e

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#555e2e

RGB

rgb(85, 94, 46)

HSL

hsl(71.3, 34.3%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(71.3, 51.1%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 51.1%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.08, -11.8, 26.18)

LCH

lch(38.08, 28.72, 114.26)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0708, 118.05)

HWB

hwb(71.3, 18%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#372e5e

Analogous

#5e4f2e

#555e2e

#3d5e2e

Triadic

#555e2e

#2e555e

#5e2e55

Split-complementary

#555e2e

#2e3d5e

#4f2e5e

Tetradic

#555e2e

#2e5e37

#372e5e

#5e2e55

Square

#555e2e

#2e5e4f

#372e5e

#5e2e3d

Shades

Color #555e2e mixed toward black.

#474e26

#393f1f

#2b2f17

#1c1f0f

#0e1008

Tints

Color #555e2e mixed toward white.

#7b8842

#9eae59

#b6c283

#cfd7ac

#e7ebd6

Tones

Color #555e2e mixed toward gray.

#535a32

#505636

#4e523a

#4b4e3e

#494a42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59593e · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#595841 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#554849 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555e2e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Frequently asked questions

#555e2e (#555e2e) is rgb(85, 94, 46) in RGB.

No, #555e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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