What color is #555145?

#555145 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555145?

The RGB value is 85, 81, 69: 85 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555145?

The complementary color is #454955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555145 color

#555145 rgb(85, 81, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555145 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.8% green and 27.1% blue (85, 81, 69).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#555145 color codes

HEX	`#555145`
RGB	`rgb(85, 81, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, -0.69, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 7.69, 95.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.763, 8.246, 6.812)`
Decimal	`5591365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555145, 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 #555145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #555145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555145; }
.text { color: #555145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 81 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555145, #515545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #555145?: #555145 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555145?: The RGB value is 85, 81, 69: 85 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555145?: The complementary color is #454955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.