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55495C

#55495C closest to Nightly Walk

#55495C is a dark gray; the closest named color is Nightly Walk. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(85, 73, 92)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 12% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #55495C is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.42:1.

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Variations of #55495C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#55495C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#55495C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #55495C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #494E5B
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #464D5D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B4C5C
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #494E5B
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D4C5C
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #554B4F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #554A56
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4D4D4D
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4F4C51

#55495C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.42:1 Very good#55495C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#55495C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#55495C in CSS

/* Nightly Walk */
.color { color: #55495C; }
.background { background-color: #55495C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #55495C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 73 92);
color: hsl(278 12% 32%);
color: oklch(0.425 0.034 313.0);

#55495C FAQ

What color is #55495C?

#55495C is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Nightly Walk. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #55495C?

#55495C is rgb(85, 73, 92) in RGB, hsl(278, 12%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #55495C?

The complementary color of #55495C is #505C49, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #55495C?

White text has the best contrast on #55495C: 8.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #55495C a warm or cool color?

#55495C is a neutral color.