Colour

#555A50

#555A50
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#555A50 is a grey with RGB values 85, 90, 80 and HSL 90°, 6%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555A50#555A50

HEX#555A50

RGBrgb(85, 90, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3529, 0.3137

RGB percentages33.3%, 35.3%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(90, 5.9%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 11.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK5.6%, 0%, 11.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,593,680

CSS custom property--colour: #555A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#AAA5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B594Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5850no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#555957no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55505A

Analogous#5A5A50, #505A50

Triadic#50555A, #5A5055

Split complementary#50505A, #5A505A

Tetradic#505A5A, #55505A, #5A5050

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBBFB7

Lighter +30%#A1A79C

Lighter +20%#888F81

Lighter +10%#6E7568

Darker −10%#3C3F38

Darker −20%#222420

Darker −30%#090908

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#556F3B

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R85

G90

B80

Red85 (33.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5A · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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