Colour

#55686B

#55686B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55686B is a cyan with RGB values 85, 104, 107 and HSL 188°, 11%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55686B#55686B

HEX#55686B

RGBrgb(85, 104, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4078, 0.4196

RGB percentages33.3%, 40.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(188.2, 11.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 20.6%, 42%)

CMYK20.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,291

CSS custom property--colour: #55686B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#AA9794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65666Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#61636Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4E6A69no 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 text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B5855

Analogous#556B63, #555D6B

Triadic#6B5568, #686B55

Split complementary#6B555D, #6B6355

Tetradic#63556B, #6B5855, #5D6B55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFCBCD

Lighter +30%#A3B3B6

Lighter +20%#879C9F

Lighter +10%#6C8487

Darker −10%#3E4C4F

Darker −20%#283132

Darker −30%#111516

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D7983

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R85

G104

B107

Red85 (33.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue188.18°

Saturation (HSL)11.46%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 68 · B 6B

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Colour values

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