What color is #555A55?

#555A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555A55?

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

What is the complementary color of #555A55?

The complementary color is #5A555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A55 color

#555A55 rgb(85, 90, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555A55 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#555A55 color codes

HEX	`#555A55`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.66, -3.05, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.66, 3.76, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.042, 9.899, 10.027)`
Decimal	`5593685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A55, 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 #555A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #555A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a55; }
.text { color: #555a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a55, #555a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555A55?: #555A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555A55?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 85: 85 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A55?: The complementary color is #5A555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.