What color is #55554F?

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

What is the RGB value of #55554F?

The RGB value is 85, 85, 79: 85 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55554F?

The complementary color is #4F4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55554F color

#55554F rgb(85, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55554F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (85, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#55554F color codes

HEX	`#55554F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -1.24, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 3.71, 109.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.406, 8.993, 8.689)`
Decimal	`5592399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55554F, 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 #55554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #55554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55554f; }
.text { color: #55554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55554f, #52554f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #55554F?: #55554F is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55554F?: The RGB value is 85, 85, 79: 85 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55554F?: The complementary color is #4F4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.