#55606d

Color #55606d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55606d

RGB

rgb(85, 96, 109)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 12.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 22%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 11.9%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(40.25, -1.1, -8.79)

LCH

lch(40.25, 8.86, 262.87)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.025, 252.8)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 33.3%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d6255

Analogous

#556c6d

#55606d

#56556d

Triadic

#55606d

#6d5560

#606d55

Split-complementary

#55606d

#6d5655

#6c6d55

Tetradic

#55606d

#62556d

#6d6255

#606d55

Square

#55606d

#6d556c

#6d6255

#556d56

Shades

Color #55606d mixed toward black.

#47505b

#394049

#2a3036

#1c2024

#0e1012

Tints

Color #55606d mixed toward white.

#6c7a8b

#8995a3

#a6afba

#c4cad1

#e1e4e8

Tones

Color #55606d mixed toward gray.

#57606b

#596069

#5b6067

#5d6165

#5f6163

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a6a · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#595869 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#566867 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55606d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55606d]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#55606d (#55606d) is rgb(85, 96, 109) in RGB.

No, #55606d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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