#555656 Hex Color

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Color Name

Davy's gray*

Hex Color Code

#555656

RGB Color Code

RGB(85, 86, 86)

CMYK Values*

1.2%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 66.3%

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#555656 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 555656?

The RGB color code for color number #555656 is RGB(85, 86, 86). In the RGB color model, #555656 has a red value of 85, a green value of 86, and a blue value of 86. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 66.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 0.6 % saturation, and 33.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #555656 has a hue of 180° (degrees), 1.2 % saturation and 33.7 % brightness/value.

Color 555656 is cool or warm?

Color 555656 is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of #555656? (For interior and product design)

555656 has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#555656

LRV 9

Light Color

Compare LRV 9 of #555656 with dark and light color

Is #555656 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 555656 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #555656 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #555656

Hex triplet: #555656
Red: 55
Green: 56
Blue: 56

RGBA / RGB rgb(85, 86, 86)

Red: 85 (33.3%)
Green: 86 (33.7%)
Blue: 86 (33.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.16%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 66.27%

HSL hsl(180deg, 0.6 %, 33.5 %)

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 0.58 %
Lightness: 33.53 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 1.16 %
Brightness / Value: 33.73 %

RYB ryb(118, 133, 144)

Red: 118 (46.2%)
Yellow: 133 (52.0%)
Blue: 144 (56.5%)

HWB

Hue: 180°
Whiteness: 33.33 %
Blackness: 66.27 %

CMY

Cyan: 66.67%
Magenta: 66.27%
Yellow: 66.27%

XYZ

X: 8.75
Y: 9.26
Z: 10.13

YXY

Y1: 9.26
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 36.48
A: -0.4
B: -0.15

CIE-Lch

L: 36.48
C: 0.42
H: 200.06

CIE-Luv

L: 36.48
U: -0.55
V: -0.12

Hunter-Lab

L: 30.43
A: -1.9
B: 1.56

Other

LRV: ~ 9.3 %
Munsell Color System: 2.2BG 3.5/0.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #555656

These are the named colors closest to hex 555656, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#555555 Color Davy's gray

99.33% match | ΔE 0.67

#676767 Color Granite Gray

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

#534B4F Color Dark Liver

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

#696969 Color Dim Gray

92.95% match | ΔE 7.05

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 555656.

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#53565A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 11 C

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#4E5458 Color PANTONE 10392 C

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 555656.

#505050 Color RAL 000 35 00 - Briquette Grey

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#5D5C5B Color RAL 000 40 00 - Dark Grey

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#575D64 Color RAL 260 40 05 - Swedish Blue

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#5D5B53 Color RAL 100 40 05 - Dove Grey

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 555656.

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#4F5358 Color RAL 7015 - Slate Gray

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 555656.

#5D5C5A Color PANTONE 18-5103 TCX - Iron Oxide

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#5C5D5B Color PANTONE 18-0306 TCX - Gunmetal

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#5B585A Color PANTONE 18-5206 TCX - Thunderstorm

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#514F51 Color PANTONE 18-4007 TCX - Impenetrable

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 555656.

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

93.88% match | ΔE 6.12

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

Paint color for Hex #555656

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 555656 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 555656 once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #555656 to Behr

#545554 Color Carbon Copy (PPU25-01)

99.25% match | ΔE 0.75

#585858 Color Shadow Mountain (PPU24-22)

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#535558 Color Orion Gray (N510-6)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#505150 Color Space Black (N460-7)

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #555656 to Benjamin Moore

#57595A Color Ambler Slate (CW-685)

98.74% match | ΔE 1.26

#575553 Color Iron Mountain (2134-30)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#52565A Color Deep Space (2125-20)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#54585C Color Temptation (1609)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #555656 to Dunn-Edwards

#515252 Color Cavernous (DE 6364)

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#575654 Color Jet (DE 6378)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#515153 Color Celluloid (DET 619)

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#5D5B5B Color Iron Fixture (DE 6384)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

PPG Paints

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #555656 to PPG Paints

#575957 Color Black Widow (PPG0997-7)

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#595A5C Color Zombie (PPG1010-7)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#5C5D5D Color Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#5B5E61 Color Glazed Granite (PPG1011-6)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #555656 to Farrow & Ball

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#45494C Color Railings (31)

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#4F4A4A Color Tanner's Brown (255)

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

Valspar

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #555656 to Valspar

#4E5150 Color Muted Ebony (4008-2C)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#4F5556 Color To the Tarmac (V116-3)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#585953 Color Sable Evening (5006-2C)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#57524E Color Semi-Sweet (4003-2C)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 555656 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #555656 to Sherwin Williams

#4F4D51 Color Perle Noir (SW 9154)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#54504A Color Urbane Bronze (SW 7048)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#57534C Color Thunder Gray (SW 7645)

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#484C49 Color Rock Bottom (SW 7062)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#555656 color palettes and scheme combination

090909

222323

3C3C3C

555656

6E7070

888989

A1A3A3

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

555655

555656

555556

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

555656

565556

565655

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

555656

565556

565555

565655

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

555656

666666

777777

888888

999999

AAAAAA

BBBBBB

CCCCCC

DDDDDD

EEEEEE

FFFFFF

Davy's gray* - #555656 Tints

555656

4C4D4D

444444

3B3C3C

333333

2A2B2B

212222

191919

111111

080808

000000

Davy's gray* - #555656 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#555656

Davy's gray*

#565555

Davy's gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #555656?

Color that best contrast with #555656 is #565555, color name is Davy's gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.