What color is #555A6D?

#555A6D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555A6D?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 109: 85 red, 90 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A6D?

The complementary color is #6D6855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A6D color

#555A6D rgb(85, 90, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555A6D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 42.7% blue (85, 90, 109).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#555A6D color codes

HEX	`#555A6D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 2.57, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 11.77, 282.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.162, 10.348, 15.927)`
Decimal	`5593709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A6D, 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 #555A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #555A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a6d; }
.text { color: #555a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a6d, #5c556d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555A6D?: #555A6D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555A6D?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 109: 85 red, 90 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A6D?: The complementary color is #6D6855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.