What color is #55474A?

#55474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55474A?

The RGB value is 85, 71, 74: 85 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55474A?

The complementary color is #475552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55474A color

#55474A rgb(85, 71, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55474A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (85, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#55474A color codes

HEX	`#55474A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, 6.51, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 6.52, 3.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.236, 6.932, 7.434)`
Decimal	`5588810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55474A, 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 #55474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #55474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55474a; }
.text { color: #55474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55474a, #554b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #55474A?: #55474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55474A?: The RGB value is 85, 71, 74: 85 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55474A?: The complementary color is #475552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.