What color is #55677F?

#55677F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55677F?

The RGB value is 85, 103, 127: 85 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55677F?

The complementary color is #7F6D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55677F color

#55677F rgb(85, 103, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #55677F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (85, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#55677F color codes

HEX	`#55677F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.01, -0.58, -15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.01, 15.56, 267.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.426, 13.164, 21.961)`
Decimal	`5597055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55677F, 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 #55677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#55677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #55677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55677f; }
.text { color: #55677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55677f, #58557f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #55677F?: #55677F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55677F?: The RGB value is 85, 103, 127: 85 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55677F?: The complementary color is #7F6D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.