What color is #55635E?

#55635E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55635E?

The RGB value is 85, 99, 94: 85 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55635E?

The complementary color is #63555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55635E color

#55635E rgb(85, 99, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55635E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (85, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#55635E color codes

HEX	`#55635E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, -6.47, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 6.55, 170.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.228, 11.663, 12.3)`
Decimal	`5595998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55635E, 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 #55635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #55635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55635e; }
.text { color: #55635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55635e, #556163); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #55635E?: #55635E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55635E?: The RGB value is 85, 99, 94: 85 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55635E?: The complementary color is #63555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.