What color is #555E61?

#555E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555E61?

The RGB value is 85, 94, 97: 85 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555E61?

The complementary color is #615855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555E61 color

#555E61 rgb(85, 94, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (85, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#555E61 color codes

HEX	`#555E61`
RGB	`rgb(85, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, -2.81, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 4.04, 226.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.906, 10.8, 12.87)`
Decimal	`5594721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555E61, 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 #555E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #555E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555e61; }
.text { color: #555e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555e61, #555861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555E61?: #555E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555E61?: The RGB value is 85, 94, 97: 85 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555E61?: The complementary color is #615855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.