#55696D

#55696D

Color Values

HEX

#55696D

RGB

85, 105, 109

HSL

190.0, 12.4%, 38.0%

HSV

190.0, 22.0%, 42.7%

CMYK

22.0%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 57.3%

OKLCH

0.5059 0.0248 211.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 6000-N Medium Dark Grey

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55696D

#6D5955

Analogous

#556D65

#555D6D

#55696D

Triadic

#55696D

#6D5569

#696D55

Split Complementary

#55696D

#6D555D

#6D6555

Tetradic

#55696D

#65556D

#6D5955

#5D6D55

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55696D

Protanopia

#5E5E6C

Deuteranopia

#5C5B6C

Tritanopia

#566B6B

Achromatopsia

#656565

CSS Usage

background-color: #55696D;
color: #55696D;
border-color: #55696D;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 500 #6B7280

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F8F8
100
#EBEEEF
200
#D7DEE0
300
#BAC7C9
400
#95A8AC
500
#708A8F
600
#596E73
700
#47585C
800
#384548
900
#2B3436
950
#1B2122

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.79:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.63:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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