What color is #555B59?

#555B59 is a gray known as Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555B59?

The RGB value is 85, 91, 89: 85 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555B59?

The complementary color is #5B5557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555B59 color

#555B59 rgb(85, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555B59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (85, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

This exact color is also called Crucible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#555B59 color codes

HEX	`#555B59`
RGB	`rgb(85, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -2.8, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 2.82, 173.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.29, 10.135, 10.916)`
Decimal	`5593945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555B59, 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 #555B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #555B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555b59; }
.text { color: #555b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555b59, #555a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #555B59?: #555B59 is a gray known as Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555B59?: The RGB value is 85, 91, 89: 85 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555B59?: The complementary color is #5B5557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.