What color is #55818D?

#55818D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55818D?

The RGB value is 85, 129, 141: 85 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55818D?

The complementary color is #8D6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55818D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55818D color

#55818D rgb(85, 129, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #55818D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 50.6% green and 55.3% blue (85, 129, 141).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#55818D color codes

HEX	`#55818D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 129, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 50.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, -11.84, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 16.33, 223.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.403, 19.554, 28.104)`
Decimal	`5603725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55818D, 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 #55818D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#55818D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	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 #55818D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55818d; }
.text { color: #55818d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55818d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 129 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55818d, #55658d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #55818D?: #55818D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55818D?: The RGB value is 85, 129, 141: 85 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55818D?: The complementary color is #8D6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55818D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.