#55535A Color

#55535A is rgb(85, 83, 90) in RGB and hsl(257, 4%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#55535A

HEX#55535A

RGBrgb(85, 83, 90)

HSLhsl(257, 4%, 34%)

HSVhsv(257, 8%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.012 299)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55535A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55535A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55535A Complementary#585A53 Analogous#53555A Analogous#59535A Triadic#5A5553 Triadic#535A55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55535A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C6972 #828089 #9A98A0 #B4B2B8 #CBCACE #E2E2E4

Shades

#4B4950 #3F3D42 #353338 #2B2A2D #212022 #141415

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