What color is #555F68?

#555F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #555F68?

The RGB value is 85, 95, 104: 85 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #555F68?

The complementary color is #685E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #555F68?

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.

#555F68 color

#555F68 rgb(85, 95, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #555F68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 37.3% green and 40.8% blue (85, 95, 104).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#555F68 color codes

HEX	`#555F68`
RGB	`rgb(85, 95, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 37.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.77, -1.74, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.77, 6.66, 254.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.337, 11.115, 14.695)`
Decimal	`5594984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #555F68, 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 #555F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#555F68 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 #555F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #555f68; }
.text { color: #555f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 95 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #555f68, #555668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #555F68?: #555F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #555F68?: The RGB value is 85, 95, 104: 85 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #555F68?: The complementary color is #685E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #555F68?: 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.