What color is #555B50?

#555B50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555B50?

The RGB value is 85, 91, 80: 85 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555B50?

The complementary color is #56505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555B50 color

#555B50 rgb(85, 91, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555B50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.7% green and 31.4% blue (85, 91, 80).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#555B50 color codes

HEX	`#555B50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 91, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -4.67, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 7.25, 130.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.935, 9.993, 9.046)`
Decimal	`5593936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555B50, 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 #555B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#555B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #555B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555b50; }
.text { color: #555b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 91 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555b50, #505b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555B50?: #555B50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555B50?: The RGB value is 85, 91, 80: 85 red, 91 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555B50?: The complementary color is #56505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.