#553E56 Color

#553E56 is rgb(85, 62, 86) in RGB and hsl(298, 16%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#553E56

HEX#553E56

RGBrgb(85, 62, 86)

HSLhsl(298, 16%, 29%)

HSVhsv(298, 28%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.049 325.1)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 66%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #553E56 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #553E56 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#553E56 Complementary#3F563E Analogous#493E56 Analogous#563E4B Triadic#56553E Triadic#3E5655

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #553E56, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#725473 #906991 #A686A7 #BAA0BA #CFBED0 #E5DCE5

Shades

#49364A #402F41 #352735 #2C202C #201821 #171118

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