Recognised as Colour

#555C55

#555C55
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#555C55 is a grey with RGB values 85, 92, 85 and HSL 120°, 4%, 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

#555C55#555C55

HEX#555C55

RGBrgb(85, 92, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3608, 0.3333

RGB percentages33.3%, 36.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(120, 4%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 7.6%, 36.1%)

CMYK7.6%, 0%, 7.6%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,594,197

CSS custom property--colour: #555C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#AAA3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5B55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5A55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#545C5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Teal · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C555C

Analogous#595C55, #555C59

Triadic#55555C, #5C5555

Split complementary#59555C, #5C5559

Tetradic#55595C, #5C555C, #5C5955

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCC1BC

Lighter +30%#A1A9A1

Lighter +20%#879087

Lighter +10%#6D776D

Darker −10%#3D413D

Darker −20%#242724

Darker −30%#0C0C0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F723F

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R85

G92

B85

Red85 (33.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)3.95%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 55 · G 5C · B 55

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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