What color is #555E70?

#555E70 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555E70?

The RGB value is 85, 94, 112: 85 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555E70?

The complementary color is #706755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555E70 color

#555E70 rgb(85, 94, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555E70 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 36.9% green and 43.9% blue (85, 94, 112).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#555E70 color codes

HEX	`#555E70`
RGB	`rgb(85, 94, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 36.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 0.88, -11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 11.4, 274.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.673, 11.106, 16.907)`
Decimal	`5594736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555E70, 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 #555E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #555E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555e70; }
.text { color: #555e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 94 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555e70, #5a5570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555E70?: #555E70 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555E70?: The RGB value is 85, 94, 112: 85 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555E70?: The complementary color is #706755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.