#555e62

Color #555e62

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#555e62

RGB

rgb(85, 94, 98)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 7.1%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 13.3%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(39.27, -2.57, -3.48)

LCH

lch(39.27, 4.33, 233.55)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.013, 226.25)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 33.3%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#625955

Analogous

#556260

#555e62

#555862

Triadic

#555e62

#62555e

#5e6255

Split-complementary

#555e62

#625558

#626055

Tetradic

#555e62

#595562

#625955

#5e6255

Square

#555e62

#605562

#625955

#586255

Shades

Color #555e62 mixed toward black.

#474e52

#393f41

#2b2f31

#1c1f21

#0e1010

Tints

Color #555e62 mixed toward white.

#6e7a7f

#8a959a

#a7afb3

#c5cacc

#e2e4e6

Tones

Color #555e62 mixed toward gray.

#565e61

#575d60

#585d5f

#595c5e

#5a5c5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595961 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#595861 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#556060 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555e62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555e62]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#555e62 (#555e62) is rgb(85, 94, 98) in RGB.

No, #555e62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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