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Colour

#55524A

  • #55524A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55524A is a grey with RGB values 85, 82, 74 and HSL 44°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55524A#55524A
HEX#55524A
RGBrgb(85, 82, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3216, 0.2902
RGB percentages33.3%, 32.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(43.6, 6.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 12.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 12.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,591,626
CSS custom property--colour: #55524A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#AAADB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54524Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#55524Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#575150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4D55
Analogous#554D4A, #52554A
Triadic#4A5552, #524A55
Split complementary#4A5255, #4D4A55
Tetradic#4A554D, #4A4D55, #554A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB8B0
Lighter +30%#A39F95
Lighter +20%#8B867A
Lighter +10%#706C62
Darker −10%#3A3832
Darker −20%#1E1D1B
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#695B36
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R85
G82
B74
Red85 (33.3%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue43.64°
Saturation (HSL)6.92%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 52 · B 4A

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