What color is #555654?

#555654 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555654?

The RGB value is 85, 86, 84: 85 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555654?

The complementary color is #555456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555654 color

#555654 rgb(85, 86, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555654 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.7% green and 32.9% blue (85, 86, 84).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#555654 color codes

HEX	`#555654`
RGB	`rgb(85, 86, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, -0.83, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 1.31, 128.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.674, 9.227, 9.71)`
Decimal	`5592660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555654, 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 #555654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #555654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555654; }
.text { color: #555654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 86 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555654, #545654); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555654?: #555654 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555654?: The RGB value is 85, 86, 84: 85 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555654?: The complementary color is #555456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.