What color is #555A75?

#555A75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555A75?

The RGB value is 85, 90, 117: 85 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555A75?

The complementary color is #757055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555A75 color

#555A75 rgb(85, 90, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #555A75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.3% green and 45.9% blue (85, 90, 117).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#555A75 color codes

HEX	`#555A75`
RGB	`rgb(85, 90, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 4.67, -15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 16.61, 286.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.613, 10.528, 18.299)`
Decimal	`5593717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555A75, 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 #555A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #555A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555a75; }
.text { color: #555a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 90 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555a75, #605575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #555A75?: #555A75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555A75?: The RGB value is 85, 90, 117: 85 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555A75?: The complementary color is #757055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.