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Colour

#55565D

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

#55565D is a grey with RGB values 85, 86, 93 and HSL 232°, 4%, 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

#55565D#55565D
HEX#55565D
RGBrgb(85, 86, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3373, 0.3647
RGB percentages33.3%, 33.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(232.5, 4.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 8.6%, 36.5%)
CMYK8.6%, 7.5%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,592,669
CSS custom property--colour: #55565D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#AAA9A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54575Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#54565Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#535758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D5C55
Analogous#555A5D, #58555D
Triadic#5D5556, #565D55
Split complementary#5D5855, #5A5D55
Tetradic#5D555A, #5D5C55, #555D58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBDC2
Lighter +30%#A1A2AA
Lighter +20%#878891
Lighter +10%#6D6F78
Darker −10%#3D3D42
Darker −20%#242528
Darker −30%#0C0C0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F4573
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R85
G86
B93
Red85 (33.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.49%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 56 · B 5D

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