What color is #555E56?

#555E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555E56?

The RGB value is 85, 94, 86: 85 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555E56?

The complementary color is #5E555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555E56 color

#555E56 rgb(85, 94, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555E56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.9% green and 33.7% blue (85, 94, 86).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#555E56 color codes

HEX	`#555E56`
RGB	`rgb(85, 94, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, -5.24, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 6.24, 147.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.428, 10.608, 10.353)`
Decimal	`5594710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555E56, 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 #555E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #555E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555e56; }
.text { color: #555e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 94 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555e56, #555e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555E56?: #555E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555E56?: The RGB value is 85, 94, 86: 85 red, 94 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555E56?: The complementary color is #5E555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.