What color is #55464E?

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

What is the RGB value of #55464E?

The RGB value is 85, 70, 78: 85 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55464E?

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

Is black or white text better on #55464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55464E color

#55464E rgb(85, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (85, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#55464E color codes

HEX	`#55464E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, 7.95, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 8.3, 343.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.312, 6.862, 8.146)`
Decimal	`5588558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55464E, 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 #55464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #55464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55464e; }
.text { color: #55464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55464e, #554647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55464E?: #55464E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55464E?: The RGB value is 85, 70, 78: 85 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55464E?: The complementary color is #46554D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.