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#055D5B

#055d5b ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#055d5b is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 36.47% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.15% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 178.64°, with 89.8% saturation and 19.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 8.2.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #055d5b
  2. #5d0507

Split complementary

  1. #055d5b
  2. #5d0533
  3. #5d2f05

Analogous

  1. #055d2f
  2. #055d5b
  3. #05335d

Triadic

  1. #055d5b
  2. #5b055d
  3. #5d5b05

Tetradic

  1. #055d5b
  2. #05075d
  3. #5d0507
  4. #5d5b05

Square

  1. #055d5b
  2. #2f055d
  3. #5d0507
  4. #335d05

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #011414
  3. #055d5b
  4. #09a6a2
  5. #0deee9

Shades

#055d5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055d5b
  2. #055452
  3. #044a49
  4. #044140
  5. #033837
  6. #032f2e
  7. #022524
  8. #021c1b
  9. #011312
  10. #010909
  11. #000000

Tints

#055d5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055d5b
  2. #1e6d6b
  3. #377d7c
  4. #508e8c
  5. #699e9d
  6. #82aead
  7. #9bbebd
  8. #b4cece
  9. #cddfde
  10. #e6efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055d5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055d5b
  2. #11615f
  3. #1e6462
  4. #2a6866
  5. #366b6a
  6. #436f6e
  7. #4f7271
  8. #5b7675
  9. #677979
  10. #747d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415756 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56585b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4f5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00605c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445a5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b555b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055d5b {
  color: #055d5b;
}
Background
.bg-055d5b {
  background-color: #055d5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055d5b {
  border: 2px solid #055d5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055d5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 93 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 90% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055d5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055d5b, #05335d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055d5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 93 91 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.20 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.20 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.15 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.69 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.98 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 11.36 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.13 #faa2a4 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#055d5b  rgb(5, 93, 91)  hsl(179, 90%, 19%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5d0507  rgb(93, 5, 7)  hsl(359, 90%, 19%)  Rosewood
#5b055d  rgb(91, 5, 93)  hsl(299, 90%, 19%)  Byzantium
#5d5b05  rgb(93, 91, 5)  hsl(59, 90%, 19%)  Army Green