What color is #555E5A?

#555E5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555E5A?

The RGB value is 85, 94, 90: 85 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555E5A?

The complementary color is #5E5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555E5A color

#555E5A rgb(85, 94, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555E5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.9% green and 35.3% blue (85, 94, 90).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#555E5A color codes

HEX	`#555E5A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 94, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, -4.38, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 4.52, 165.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.594, 10.675, 11.226)`
Decimal	`5594714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555E5A, 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 #555E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #555E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555e5a; }
.text { color: #555e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 94 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555e5a, #555d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555E5A?: #555E5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555E5A?: The RGB value is 85, 94, 90: 85 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555E5A?: The complementary color is #5E5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.