Colour

#555A52

#555A52
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#555A52 is a grey with RGB values 85, 90, 82 and HSL 98°, 5%, 34%. 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

#555A52#555A52

HEX#555A52

RGBrgb(85, 90, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3529, 0.3216

RGB percentages33.3%, 35.3%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(97.5, 4.7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 8.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK5.6%, 0%, 8.9%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,593,682

CSS custom property--colour: #555A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#AAA5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5952no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5852no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#555958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Teal · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57525A

Analogous#595A52, #525A53

Triadic#52555A, #5A5255

Split complementary#53525A, #5A5259

Tetradic#52595A, #57525A, #5A5352

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBBFB9

Lighter +30%#A1A79E

Lighter +20%#888E84

Lighter +10%#6E756A

Darker −10%#3C3F3A

Darker −20%#232521

Darker −30%#090A09

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#50703D

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R85

G90

B82

Red85 (33.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue97.5°

Saturation (HSL)4.65%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5A · B 52

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