What color is #55666A?

#55666A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55666A?

The RGB value is 85, 102, 106: 85 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55666A?

The complementary color is #6A5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55666A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55666A color

#55666A rgb(85, 102, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55666A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40% green and 41.6% blue (85, 102, 106).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#55666A color codes

HEX	`#55666A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 102, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, -5.44, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 7, 218.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 12.474, 15.456)`
Decimal	`5596778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55666A, 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 #55666A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55666A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #55666A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55666a; }
.text { color: #55666a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55666a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 102 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55666a, #555c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #55666A?: #55666A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55666A?: The RGB value is 85, 102, 106: 85 red, 102 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55666A?: The complementary color is #6A5955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55666A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.