What color is #555250?

#555250 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555250?

The RGB value is 85, 82, 80: 85 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555250?

The complementary color is #505355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555250 color

#555250 rgb(85, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555250 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (85, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#555250 color codes

HEX	`#555250`
RGB	`rgb(85, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 0.81, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 1.8, 63.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.211, 8.545, 8.805)`
Decimal	`5591632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555250, 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 #555250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #555250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555250; }
.text { color: #555250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555250, #555550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #555250?: #555250 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555250?: The RGB value is 85, 82, 80: 85 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555250?: The complementary color is #505355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.