What color is #55554B?

#55554B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55554B?

The RGB value is 85, 85, 75: 85 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55554B?

The complementary color is #4B4B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55554B color

#55554B rgb(85, 85, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55554B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (85, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#55554B color codes

HEX	`#55554B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, -2.03, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 6.18, 109.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.265, 8.936, 7.945)`
Decimal	`5592395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55554B, 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 #55554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #55554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55554b; }
.text { color: #55554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55554b, #50554b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #55554B?: #55554B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55554B?: The RGB value is 85, 85, 75: 85 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55554B?: The complementary color is #4B4B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.