What color is #555353?

#555353 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555353?

The RGB value is 85, 83, 83: 85 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555353?

The complementary color is #535555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555353?

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.

#555353 color

#555353 rgb(85, 83, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555353 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (85, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#555353 color codes

HEX	`#555353`
RGB	`rgb(85, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, 0.81, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 0.86, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.401, 8.742, 9.427)`
Decimal	`5591891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555353, 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 #555353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555353 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 #555353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555353; }
.text { color: #555353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555353, #555453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555353?: #555353 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555353?: The RGB value is 85, 83, 83: 85 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555353?: The complementary color is #535555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555353?: 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.