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Recognised as Colour

#55464C

  • #55464C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55464C is a red with RGB values 85, 70, 76 and HSL 336°, 10%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55464C#55464C
HEX#55464C
RGBrgb(85, 70, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2745, 0.298
RGB percentages33.3%, 27.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(336, 9.7%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 17.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 10.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,588,556
CSS custom property--colour: #55464C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#AAB9B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47494Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4B4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#574648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Black · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46554F
Analogous#554654, #554846
Triadic#4C5546, #464C55
Split complementary#465548, #465455
Tetradic#545546, #46554F, #484655

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBACB2
Lighter +30%#A49098
Lighter +20%#8D747E
Lighter +10%#715D65
Darker −10%#392F33
Darker −20%#1D181A
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#683348
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R85
G70
B76
Red85 (33.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 46 · B 4C

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