What color is #55464C?

#55464C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55464C?

The RGB value is 85, 70, 76: 85 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55464C?

The complementary color is #46554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55464C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55464C color

#55464C rgb(85, 70, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55464C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.5% green and 29.8% blue (85, 70, 76).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#55464C color codes

HEX	`#55464C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 70, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, 7.54, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 7.64, 350.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.241, 6.834, 7.774)`
Decimal	`5588556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55464C, 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 #55464C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55464C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #55464C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55464c; }
.text { color: #55464c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55464c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 70 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55464c, #554846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55464C?: #55464C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55464C?: The RGB value is 85, 70, 76: 85 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55464C?: The complementary color is #46554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55464C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.