What color is #555D77?

#555D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555D77?

The RGB value is 85, 93, 119: 85 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555D77?

The complementary color is #776F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555D77 color

#555D77 rgb(85, 93, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #555D77 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (85, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#555D77 color codes

HEX	`#555D77`
RGB	`rgb(85, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, 3.35, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 16.04, 282.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.99, 11.092, 19.011)`
Decimal	`5594487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555D77, 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 #555D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #555D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555d77; }
.text { color: #555d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555d77, #5e5577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #555D77?: #555D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555D77?: The RGB value is 85, 93, 119: 85 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555D77?: The complementary color is #776F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.