What color is #55444B?

#55444B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55444B?

The RGB value is 85, 68, 75: 85 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55444B?

The complementary color is #44554E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55444B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55444B color

#55444B rgb(85, 68, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55444B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 26.7% green and 29.4% blue (85, 68, 75).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#55444B color codes

HEX	`#55444B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 68, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 26.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.82, 8.62, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.82, 8.74, 350.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.083, 6.574, 7.551)`
Decimal	`5588043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55444B, 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 #55444B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55444B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #55444B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55444b; }
.text { color: #55444b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55444b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 68 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55444b, #554644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55444B?: #55444B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55444B?: The RGB value is 85, 68, 75: 85 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55444B?: The complementary color is #44554E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55444B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.