What color is #555A4D?

#555A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555A4D?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 77: 85 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A4D?

The complementary color is #524D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A4D color

#555A4D rgb(85, 90, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555A4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 30.2% blue (85, 90, 77).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#555A4D color codes

HEX	`#555A4D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 14%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, -4.66, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 8.28, 124.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.742, 9.779, 8.447)`
Decimal	`5593677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A4D, 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 #555A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #555A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a4d; }
.text { color: #555a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a4d, #4e5a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555A4D?: #555A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555A4D?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 77: 85 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A4D?: The complementary color is #524D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.