What color is #55445A?

#55445A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55445A?

The RGB value is 85, 68, 90: 85 red, 68 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55445A?

The complementary color is #495A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55445A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55445A color

#55445A rgb(85, 68, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55445A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 26.7% green and 35.3% blue (85, 68, 90).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#55445A color codes

HEX	`#55445A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 68, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 26.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.36, 11.84, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.36, 15.69, 318.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.659, 6.804, 10.581)`
Decimal	`5588058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55445A, 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 #55445A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55445A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #55445A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55445a; }
.text { color: #55445a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55445a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 68 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55445a, #5a4454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55445A?: #55445A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55445A?: The RGB value is 85, 68, 90: 85 red, 68 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55445A?: The complementary color is #495A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55445A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.