What color is #55514C?

#55514C is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55514C?

The RGB value is 85, 81, 76: 85 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55514C?

The complementary color is #4C5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55514C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55514C color

#55514C rgb(85, 81, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55514C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.8% green and 29.8% blue (85, 81, 76).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#55514C color codes

HEX	`#55514C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 81, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, 0.62, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 3.58, 79.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.993, 8.338, 8.024)`
Decimal	`5591372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55514C, 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 #55514C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55514C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #55514C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55514c; }
.text { color: #55514c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55514c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 81 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55514c, #55554c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #55514C?: #55514C is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55514C?: The RGB value is 85, 81, 76: 85 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55514C?: The complementary color is #4C5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55514C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.