#555f6e

Color #555f6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#555f6e

RGB

rgb(85, 95, 110)

HSL

hsl(216, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(39.98, -0.24, -9.8)

LCH

lch(39.98, 9.8, 268.6)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0273, 258.36)

HWB

hwb(216, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6455

Analogous

#556b6e

#555f6e

#57556e

Triadic

#555f6e

#6e555f

#5f6e55

Split-complementary

#555f6e

#6e5755

#6b6e55

Tetradic

#555f6e

#64556e

#6e6455

#5f6e55

Square

#555f6e

#6e556b

#6e6455

#556e57

Shades

Color #555f6e mixed toward black.

#474f5c

#393f49

#2a2f37

#1c2025

#0e1012

Tints

Color #555f6e mixed toward white.

#6c798c

#8893a3

#a6aeba

#c4c9d1

#e1e4e8

Tones

Color #555f6e mixed toward gray.

#575f6c

#59606a

#5b6068

#5d6166

#5f6163

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a6b · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#59586a · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#566867 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #555f6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555f6e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#555f6e (#555f6e) is rgb(85, 95, 110) in RGB.

No, #555f6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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