#55666e

Color #55666e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#55666e

RGB

rgb(85, 102, 110)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 7.3%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(42.09, -4.46, -6.64)

LCH

lch(42.09, 8, 236.11)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0242, 228.01)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 33.3%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e5d55

Analogous

#556e69

#55666e

#55596e

Triadic

#55666e

#6e5566

#666e55

Split-complementary

#55666e

#6e5559

#6e6955

Tetradic

#55666e

#5d556e

#6e5d55

#666e55

Square

#55666e

#69556e

#6e5d55

#596e55

Shades

Color #55666e mixed toward black.

#47555c

#394449

#2a3337

#1c2225

#0e1112

Tints

Color #55666e mixed toward white.

#6c818c

#889ba3

#a6b4ba

#c4cdd1

#e1e6e8

Tones

Color #55666e mixed toward gray.

#57656c

#59646a

#5b6468

#5d6366

#5f6263

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.51:1

White text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6c · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#5c5b6c · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#566b6a · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55666e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55666e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#55666e (#55666e) is rgb(85, 102, 110) in RGB.

No, #55666e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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