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Recognised as Colour

#555E5C

  • #555E5C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#555E5C is a grey with RGB values 85, 94, 92 and HSL 167°, 5%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#555E5C#555E5C
HEX#555E5C
RGBrgb(85, 94, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3686, 0.3608
RGB percentages33.3%, 36.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(166.7, 5%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 9.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,594,716
CSS custom property--colour: #555E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#AAA1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#535E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Teal · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5557
Analogous#555E57, #555B5E
Triadic#5C555E, #5E5C55
Split complementary#5E555C, #5E5755
Tetradic#57555E, #5E5557, #5B5E55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC3C1
Lighter +30%#A2AAA8
Lighter +20%#879290
Lighter +10%#6D7976
Darker −10%#3D4342
Darker −20%#252828
Darker −30%#0C0E0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F7468
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R85
G94
B92
Red85 (33.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.03%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 5E · B 5C

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