#555E59 Color

#555E59 is rgb(85, 94, 89) in RGB and hsl(147, 5%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#555E59

HEX#555E59

RGBrgb(85, 94, 89)

HSLhsl(147, 5%, 35%)

HSVhsv(147, 10%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.014 161.6)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #555E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #555E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#555E59 Complementary#5E555A Analogous#555E55 Analogous#555E5D Triadic#59555E Triadic#5E5955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #555E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B7670 #818D87 #99A39E #B1B9B5 #C9CFCC #E2E4E3

Shades

#4B534F #3F4642 #353B38 #292E2B #1F2321 #131514

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