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Colour

#55565B

  • #55565B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55565B is a grey with RGB values 85, 86, 91 and HSL 230°, 3%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55565B#55565B
HEX#55565B
RGBrgb(85, 86, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3373, 0.3569
RGB percentages33.3%, 33.7%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(230, 3.4%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 6.6%, 35.7%)
CMYK6.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,592,667
CSS custom property--colour: #55565B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#AAA9A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55565Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#54565Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#545758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5A55
Analogous#55595B, #57555B
Triadic#5B5556, #565B55
Split complementary#5B5755, #595B55
Tetradic#5B5559, #5B5A55, #555B57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBDC0
Lighter +30%#A1A2A8
Lighter +20%#87888F
Lighter +10%#6E6F75
Darker −10%#3C3D41
Darker −20%#242426
Darker −30%#0B0B0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F4771
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R85
G86
B91
Red85 (33.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)3.41%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 56 · B 5B

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