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#555E4E

#555e4e ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#555e4e is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 36.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.02% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 93.75°, with 9.3% saturation and 33.73% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1049

Complementary

  1. #555e4e
  2. #574e5e

Split complementary

  1. #555e4e
  2. #4f4e5e
  3. #5e4e5d

Analogous

  1. #5d5e4e
  2. #555e4e
  3. #4e5e4f

Triadic

  1. #555e4e
  2. #4e555e
  3. #5e4e55

Tetradic

  1. #555e4e
  2. #4e5e57
  3. #574e5e
  4. #5e4e55

Square

  1. #555e4e
  2. #4e5d5e
  3. #574e5e
  4. #5e4f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b09
  2. #2f342b
  3. #555e4e
  4. #7b8871
  5. #a1ab9a

Shades

#555e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555e4e
  2. #4d5546
  3. #444b3e
  4. #3c4237
  5. #33382f
  6. #2b2f27
  7. #22261f
  8. #1a1c17
  9. #111310
  10. #090908
  11. #000000

Tints

#555e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555e4e
  2. #666e60
  3. #777e71
  4. #888e83
  5. #999e95
  6. #aaafa7
  7. #bbbfb8
  8. #cccfca
  9. #dddfdc
  10. #eeefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555e4e
  2. #596153
  3. #5e6558
  4. #62685d
  5. #666c62
  6. #6b6f67
  7. #6f726c
  8. #737671
  9. #777976
  10. #7c7d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595c56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e5b4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #555d59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c5d4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b5c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555d55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555e4e {
  color: #555e4e;
}
Background
.bg-555e4e {
  background-color: #555e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555e4e {
  border: 2px solid #555e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 94 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 9% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555e4e, #4e5e4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 94 78 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 3.93 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 6.56 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.30 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.30 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.45 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.57 #aaa1b1 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#555e4e  rgb(85, 94, 78)  hsl(94, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau
#574e5e  rgb(87, 78, 94)  hsl(274, 9%, 34%)  Eggplant
#4e555e  rgb(78, 85, 94)  hsl(214, 9%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5e4e55  rgb(94, 78, 85)  hsl(334, 9%, 34%)  Wenge