Colour

#55594C

#55594C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55594C is a grey with RGB values 85, 89, 76 and HSL 78°, 8%, 32%. 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

#55594C#55594C

HEX#55594C

RGBrgb(85, 89, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.349, 0.298

RGB percentages33.3%, 34.9%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(78.5, 7.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78.5, 14.6%, 34.9%)

CMYK4.5%, 0%, 14.6%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,593,420

CSS custom property--colour: #55594C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#AAA6B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B574Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A574Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#565855no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#504C59

Analogous#59564C, #4E594C

Triadic#4C5559, #594C55

Split complementary#4C4E59, #564C59

Tetradic#4C5956, #504C59, #594C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBBEB3

Lighter +30%#A2A797

Lighter +20%#898F7C

Lighter +10%#6F7563

Darker −10%#3B3D35

Darker −20%#20221D

Darker −30%#060606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D6E37

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R85

G89

B76

Red85 (33.3%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue78.46°

Saturation (HSL)7.88%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 59 · B 4C

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