What color is #555D50?

#555D50 is a gray known as Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ebony?

The RGB value is 85, 93, 80: 85 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ebony?

The complementary color is #58505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ebony color: hex code #555D50

#555D50 rgb(85, 93, 80)

Shades of gray

Ebony has the hex code #555D50. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.5% green and 31.4% blue (85, 93, 80).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

Ebony (#555D50) color codes

HEX	`#555D50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 93, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.44, -5.87, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.44, 8.69, 132.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.108, 10.339, 9.104)`
Decimal	`5594448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ebony, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #555D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #555D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555d50; }
.text { color: #555d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 93 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555d50, #505d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #555D50 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #555D50?: #555D50 is a gray known as Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ebony?: The RGB value is 85, 93, 80: 85 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ebony?: The complementary color is #58505D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.