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#555E5C

#555e5c ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#555e5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 166.67°, with 5.03% saturation and 35.1% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1071

Complementary

  1. #555e5c
  2. #5e5557

Split complementary

  1. #555e5c
  2. #5e555c
  3. #5e5855

Analogous

  1. #555e58
  2. #555e5c
  3. #555c5e

Triadic

  1. #555e5c
  2. #5c555e
  3. #5e5c55

Tetradic

  1. #555e5c
  2. #55575e
  3. #5e5557
  4. #5e5c55

Square

  1. #555e5c
  2. #58555e
  3. #5e5557
  4. #5c5e55

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e0d
  2. #313635
  3. #555e5c
  4. #798683
  5. #a2aaa8

Shades

#555e5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555e5c
  2. #4d5553
  3. #444b4a
  4. #3c4240
  5. #333837
  6. #2b2f2e
  7. #222625
  8. #1a1c1c
  9. #111312
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#555e5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555e5c
  2. #666e6c
  3. #777e7d
  4. #888e8d
  5. #999e9d
  6. #aaafae
  7. #bbbfbe
  8. #cccfce
  9. #dddfde
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555e5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555e5c
  2. #596160
  3. #5e6563
  4. #626867
  5. #666c6a
  6. #6b6f6e
  7. #6f7272
  8. #737675
  9. #777979
  10. #7c7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595d5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5b5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #535e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a5d5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595d5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545e5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555e5c {
  color: #555e5c;
}
Background
.bg-555e5c {
  background-color: #555e5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555e5c {
  border: 2px solid #555e5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555e5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 94 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 5% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555e5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555e5c, #555c5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555e5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 94 92 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.79 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.09 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.09 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.28 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.29 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.29 #aaa1a3 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#555e5c  rgb(85, 94, 92)  hsl(167, 5%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#5e5557  rgb(94, 85, 87)  hsl(347, 5%, 35%)  Wenge
#5c555e  rgb(92, 85, 94)  hsl(287, 5%, 35%)  Wenge
#5e5c55  rgb(94, 92, 85)  hsl(47, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray