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Colour

#555B60

  • #555B60
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#555B60 is a grey with RGB values 85, 91, 96 and HSL 207°, 6%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555B60#555B60
HEX#555B60
RGBrgb(85, 91, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3569, 0.3765
RGB percentages33.3%, 35.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(207.3, 6.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 11.5%, 37.6%)
CMYK11.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,593,952
CSS custom property--colour: #555B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#AAA49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#585A60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#525C5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#605A55
Analogous#55605F, #555560
Triadic#60555B, #5B6055
Split complementary#605555, #605F55
Tetradic#5F5560, #605A55, #556055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC1C4
Lighter +30%#A2A7AC
Lighter +20%#878E94
Lighter +10%#6D757B
Darker −10%#3D4145
Darker −20%#25282A
Darker −30%#0D0E0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E5D77
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R85
G91
B96
Red85 (33.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)6.08%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 5B · B 60

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