What color is #555F58?

#555F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555F58?

The RGB value is 85, 95, 88: 85 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555F58?

The complementary color is #5F555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555F58 color

#555F58 rgb(85, 95, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555F58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.3% green and 34.5% blue (85, 95, 88).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#555F58 color codes

HEX	`#555F58`
RGB	`rgb(85, 95, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, -5.41, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 6.04, 153.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.6, 10.82, 10.813)`
Decimal	`5594968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555F58, 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 #555F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #555F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555f58; }
.text { color: #555f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 95 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555f58, #555f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555F58?: #555F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555F58?: The RGB value is 85, 95, 88: 85 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555F58?: The complementary color is #5F555C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.