What color is #55516D?

#55516D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55516D?

The RGB value is 85, 81, 109: 85 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55516D?

The complementary color is #696D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55516D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55516D color

#55516D rgb(85, 81, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55516D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.8% green and 42.7% blue (85, 81, 109).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#55516D color codes

HEX	`#55516D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 81, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, 8.21, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 17.53, 297.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.448, 8.92, 15.689)`
Decimal	`5591405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55516D, 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 #55516D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55516D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #55516D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55516d; }
.text { color: #55516d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55516d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 81 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55516d, #63516d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55516D?: #55516D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55516D?: The RGB value is 85, 81, 109: 85 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55516D?: The complementary color is #696D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55516D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.