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Colour

#55575E

  • #55575E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55575E is a grey with RGB values 85, 87, 94 and HSL 227°, 5%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55575E#55575E
HEX#55575E
RGBrgb(85, 87, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3412, 0.3686
RGB percentages33.3%, 34.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(226.7, 5%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 9.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,592,926
CSS custom property--colour: #55575E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#AAA8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55585Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#55575Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#535859no 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 text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cadetblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5C55
Analogous#555B5E, #57555E
Triadic#5E5557, #575E55
Split complementary#5E5755, #5B5E55
Tetradic#5E555C, #5E5C55, #555E57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBEC3
Lighter +30%#A2A4AA
Lighter +20%#878992
Lighter +10%#6D7079
Darker −10%#3D3E43
Darker −20%#252528
Darker −30%#0C0D0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F4B74
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R85
G87
B94
Red85 (33.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.03%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 57 · B 5E

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