What color is #555645?

#555645 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555645?

The RGB value is 85, 86, 69: 85 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555645?

The complementary color is #464556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555645 color

#555645 rgb(85, 86, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555645 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.7% green and 27.1% blue (85, 86, 69).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#555645 color codes

HEX	`#555645`
RGB	`rgb(85, 86, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.02, -3.74, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.02, 10.48, 110.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.148, 9.017, 6.94)`
Decimal	`5592645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555645, 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 #555645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #555645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555645; }
.text { color: #555645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 86 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555645, #4d5645); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #555645?: #555645 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555645?: The RGB value is 85, 86, 69: 85 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555645?: The complementary color is #464556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.