#555E55 Color

#555E55 is rgb(85, 94, 85) in RGB and hsl(120, 5%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#555E55

HEX#555E55

RGBrgb(85, 94, 85)

HSLhsl(120, 5%, 35%)

HSVhsv(120, 10%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.018 145.3)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #555E55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #555E55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#555E55 Complementary#5E555E Analogous#595E55 Analogous#555E59 Triadic#55555E Triadic#5E5555

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #555E55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B766B #818D81 #99A399 #B1B9B1 #C9CFC9 #E2E4E2

Shades

#4B534B #3F463F #353B35 #292E29 #1F231F #131513

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