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Recognised as Colour

#55686E

  • #55686E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55686E is a cyan with RGB values 85, 104, 110 and HSL 194°, 13%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55686E#55686E
HEX#55686E
RGBrgb(85, 104, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4078, 0.4314
RGB percentages33.3%, 40.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(194.4, 12.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 22.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK22.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,294
CSS custom property--colour: #55686E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#AA9791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#64676Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#60636Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E6A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.2Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Gray · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E5B55
Analogous#556E67, #555B6E
Triadic#6E5568, #686E55
Split complementary#6E555C, #6E6755
Tetradic#67556E, #6E5B55, #5C6E55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0CBCF
Lighter +30%#A4B3B8
Lighter +20%#879CA2
Lighter +10%#6B838B
Darker −10%#3F4D51
Darker −20%#293234
Darker −30%#121618
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D7586
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R85
G104
B110
Red85 (33.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 68 · B 6E

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