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Recognised as Colour

#55535A

  • #55535A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55535A is a grey with RGB values 85, 83, 90 and HSL 257°, 4%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55535A#55535A
HEX#55535A
RGBrgb(85, 83, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3255, 0.3529
RGB percentages33.3%, 32.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(257.1, 4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 7.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK5.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,591,898
CSS custom property--colour: #55535A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#AAACA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52545Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#52545Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#545455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 22Rosy brown · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#585A53
Analogous#53555A, #59535A
Triadic#5A5553, #535A55
Split complementary#5A5953, #555A53
Tetradic#5A5355, #585A53, #535A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBABF
Lighter +30%#A19FA7
Lighter +20%#87858E
Lighter +10%#6E6B75
Darker −10%#3C3B3F
Darker −20%#232225
Darker −30%#0A0A0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C3D70
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R85
G83
B90
Red85 (33.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)4.05%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 53 · B 5A

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