What color is #55574E?

#55574E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55574E?

The RGB value is 85, 87, 78: 85 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55574E?

The complementary color is #504E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55574E color

#55574E rgb(85, 87, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55574E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (85, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#55574E color codes

HEX	`#55574E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, -2.66, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 5.63, 118.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.529, 9.298, 8.552)`
Decimal	`5592910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55574E, 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 #55574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #55574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55574e; }
.text { color: #55574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55574e, #50574e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #55574E?: #55574E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55574E?: The RGB value is 85, 87, 78: 85 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55574E?: The complementary color is #504E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.