What color is #55564E?

#55564E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55564E?

The RGB value is 85, 86, 78: 85 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55564E?

The complementary color is #4F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55564E color

#55564E rgb(85, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55564E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (85, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#55564E color codes

HEX	`#55564E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, -2.05, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 4.96, 114.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.449, 9.137, 8.525)`
Decimal	`5592654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55564E, 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 #55564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #55564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55564e; }
.text { color: #55564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55564e, #51564e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #55564E?: #55564E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55564E?: The RGB value is 85, 86, 78: 85 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55564E?: The complementary color is #4F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.