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Recognised as Colour

#55564D

  • #55564D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55564D is a grey with RGB values 85, 86, 77 and HSL 67°, 6%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55564D#55564D
HEX#55564D
RGBrgb(85, 86, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3373, 0.302
RGB percentages33.3%, 33.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(66.7, 5.5%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 10.5%, 33.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,592,653
CSS custom property--colour: #55564D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#AAA9B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58554Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#58554Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#565553no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E4D56
Analogous#56534D, #50564D
Triadic#4D5556, #564D55
Split complementary#4D5056, #534D56
Tetradic#4D5653, #4E4D56, #564D50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBBB4
Lighter +30%#A2A399
Lighter +20%#8A8B7E
Lighter +10%#707165
Darker −10%#3A3B35
Darker −20%#20201D
Darker −30%#050505
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#656A39
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R85
G86
B77
Red85 (33.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue66.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.52%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 56 · B 4D

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