What color is #555F5B?

#555F5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555F5B?

The RGB value is 85, 95, 91: 85 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555F5B?

The complementary color is #5F5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#555F5B color

#555F5B rgb(85, 95, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555F5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.3% green and 35.7% blue (85, 95, 91).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#555F5B color codes

HEX	`#555F5B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 95, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, -4.76, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 4.86, 168.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.726, 10.871, 11.481)`
Decimal	`5594971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555F5B, 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 #555F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #555F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555f5b; }
.text { color: #555f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 95 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555f5b, #555e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #555F5B?: #555F5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555F5B?: The RGB value is 85, 95, 91: 85 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555F5B?: The complementary color is #5F5559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.