What color is #55414B?

#55414B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55414B?

The RGB value is 85, 65, 75: 85 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55414B?

The complementary color is #41554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55414B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55414B color

#55414B rgb(85, 65, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55414B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 25.5% green and 29.4% blue (85, 65, 75).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#55414B color codes

HEX	`#55414B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 65, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 25.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, 10.54, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 10.88, 345.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.907, 6.22, 7.492)`
Decimal	`5587275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55414B, 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 #55414B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55414B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #55414B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55414b; }
.text { color: #55414b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55414b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 65 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55414b, #554141); }

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Questions

What color is #55414B?: #55414B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55414B?: The RGB value is 85, 65, 75: 85 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55414B?: The complementary color is #41554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55414B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.