What color is #55565D?

#55565D is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55565D?

The RGB value is 85, 86, 93: 85 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55565D?

The complementary color is #5D5C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55565D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55565D color

#55565D rgb(85, 86, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55565D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 33.7% green and 36.5% blue (85, 86, 93).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 4% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#55565D color codes

HEX	`#55565D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 86, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 33.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 4%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.7, 1.16, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.7, 4.34, 285.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.049, 9.377, 11.687)`
Decimal	`5592669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55565D, 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 #55565D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55565D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #55565D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55565d; }
.text { color: #55565d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55565d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 86 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55565d, #58555d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #55565D?: #55565D is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55565D?: The RGB value is 85, 86, 93: 85 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55565D?: The complementary color is #5D5C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55565D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.