What color is #555E5F?

#555E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555E5F?

The RGB value is 85, 94, 95: 85 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555E5F?

The complementary color is #5F5655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555E5F color

#555E5F rgb(85, 94, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555E5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.9% green and 37.3% blue (85, 94, 95).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#555E5F color codes

HEX	`#555E5F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 94, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, -3.27, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 3.71, 208.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.814, 10.763, 12.385)`
Decimal	`5594719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555E5F, 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 #555E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #555E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555e5f; }
.text { color: #555e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 94 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555e5f, #55595f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555E5F?: #555E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555E5F?: The RGB value is 85, 94, 95: 85 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555E5F?: The complementary color is #5F5655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.