All About Color #5E5559

#5E5559

About #5E5559

#5E5559 is a dark gray color with the hex code #5E5559. In RGB it is red 94, green 85, blue 89; in HSL it is hue 333°, saturation 5%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 5%, 63%. Its contrast ratio is 7.19:1 on white and 2.92:1 on black.

#5E5559 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5E, 55, 59
CMYK0.00%, 9.57%, 5.32%, 63.14%
RGB Decimal94, 85, 89
HSL333°, 5%, 35%
RGB Octal136, 125, 131
HSV (HSB)333.33°, 9.57%, 36.86%
RGB Binary1011110, 1010101, 1011001
CIE-L*AB37.11, 4.47, -0.99
RGB Percent36.86%, 33.33%, 34.90%
CIE-L*CH37.11, 4.58, 347.48
XYZ9.67, 9.60, 10.79
CIE-L*UV37.11, 4.85, -1.91
xyY0.32, 0.32, 9.60
Hunter-Lab30.98, 1.49, 1.03
RYB36.86%, 33.33%, 34.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5E5559 on a dark background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5E5559 on a light background: contrast 7.19:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5E5559, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5E5559 · #8D8187 · #2E292B · #555E5A · #818D88

Analogous palette

#5A555E · #5E555D · #5E5559 · #5E5555 · #5E5A55

Triadic palette

#5E5559 · #595E55 · #55595E · #8D8187 · #878D81

Tetradic palette

#5E5559 · #5D5E55 · #555E5A · #55555E · #2E292B

Monochromatic palette

#0D0C0D · #363033 · #5E5559 · #86797F · #AAA1A5

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