What color is #55504D?

#55504D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55504D?

The RGB value is 85, 80, 77: 85 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55504D?

The complementary color is #4D5255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55504D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55504D color

#55504D rgb(85, 80, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55504D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.4% green and 30.2% blue (85, 80, 77).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#55504D color codes

HEX	`#55504D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 80, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 9%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 1.44, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 2.89, 60.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.954, 8.205, 8.184)`
Decimal	`5591117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55504D, 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 #55504D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55504D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #55504D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55504d; }
.text { color: #55504d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55504d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 80 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55504d, #55544d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #55504D?: #55504D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55504D?: The RGB value is 85, 80, 77: 85 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55504D?: The complementary color is #4D5255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55504D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.