#55696D Color

#55696D is rgb(85, 105, 109) in RGB and hsl(190, 12%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#55696D

HEX#55696D

RGBrgb(85, 105, 109)

HSLhsl(190, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(190, 22%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.025 211.1)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55696D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55696D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55696D Complementary#6D5955 Analogous#556D65 Analogous#555D6D Triadic#6D5569 Triadic#696D55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55696D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#698186 #7E959A #98ABAE #AFBDC0 #C9D2D4 #E0E5E6

Shades

#4A5B5E #3F4D50 #343F42 #2B3436 #1F2728 #14191A

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