What color is #55525C?

#55525C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55525C?

The RGB value is 85, 82, 92: 85 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55525C?

The complementary color is #595C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55525C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55525C color

#55525C rgb(85, 82, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55525C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 32.2% green and 36.1% blue (85, 82, 92).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#55525C color codes

HEX	`#55525C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 82, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 32.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, 3.41, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 6.37, 302.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.695, 8.739, 11.352)`
Decimal	`5591644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55525C, 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 #55525C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55525C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #55525C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55525c; }
.text { color: #55525c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55525c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 82 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55525c, #5a525c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #55525C?: #55525C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55525C?: The RGB value is 85, 82, 92: 85 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55525C?: The complementary color is #595C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55525C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.