What color is #55596F?

#55596F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55596F?

The RGB value is 85, 89, 111: 85 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55596F?

The complementary color is #6F6B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55596F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55596F color

#55596F rgb(85, 89, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55596F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 34.9% green and 43.5% blue (85, 89, 111).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#55596F color codes

HEX	`#55596F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 89, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 34.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 3.71, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 13.57, 285.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.187, 10.224, 16.472)`
Decimal	`5593455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55596F, 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 #55596F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55596F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #55596F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55596f; }
.text { color: #55596f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55596f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 89 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55596f, #5e556f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #55596F?: #55596F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55596F?: The RGB value is 85, 89, 111: 85 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55596F?: The complementary color is #6F6B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55596F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.