What color is #555A53?

#555A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555A53?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 83: 85 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A53?

The complementary color is #58535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A53 color

#555A53 rgb(85, 90, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555A53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 32.5% blue (85, 90, 83).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#555A53 color codes

HEX	`#555A53`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, -3.47, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 4.83, 135.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.964, 9.868, 9.614)`
Decimal	`5593683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A53, 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 #555A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #555A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a53; }
.text { color: #555a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a53, #535a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555A53?: #555A53 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555A53?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 83: 85 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A53?: The complementary color is #58535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.