What color is #555D53?

#555D53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555D53?

The RGB value is 85, 93, 83: 85 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555D53?

The complementary color is #5B535D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555D53 color

#555D53 rgb(85, 93, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555D53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.5% green and 32.5% blue (85, 93, 83).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#555D53 color codes

HEX	`#555D53`
RGB	`rgb(85, 93, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.52, -5.26, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.52, 7.04, 138.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.222, 10.384, 9.701)`
Decimal	`5594451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555D53, 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 #555D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #555D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555d53; }
.text { color: #555d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 93 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555d53, #535d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555D53?: #555D53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555D53?: The RGB value is 85, 93, 83: 85 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555D53?: The complementary color is #5B535D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.