What color is #555555?

#555555 is a gray known as Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stone Cold?

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

What is the complementary color of Stone Cold?

The complementary color is #555555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stone Cold color: hex code #555555

#555555 rgb(85, 85, 85)

Shades of gray

Stone Cold has the hex code #555555. It is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

Stone Cold (#555555) color codes

HEX	`#555555`
RGB	`rgb(85, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.634, 9.084, 9.891)`
Decimal	`5592405`
Short hex	`#555`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stone Cold, 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 #555555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #555555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555555; }
.text { color: #555555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555555, #555555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #555555 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #555555?: #555555 is a gray known as Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stone Cold?: The RGB value is 85, 85, 85: 85 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stone Cold?: The complementary color is #555555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.