Ebony (#555D50)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.85:1 — vs black: 3.07:1

Color values

  • HEX #555D50
  • RGB rgb(85, 93, 80)
  • HSL hsl(96, 13%, 36%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 8.6, 0, 13.98, 63.53 )
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Tags

Mood

Calm (200) Earthy (185)

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #555D50 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#58505D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#5C5D50
#505D52
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#50555D
#5D5055
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#52505D
#5D505C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#505C5D
#58505D
#5D5250
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ebony
#555D50 Base
#0D0E0C
#2F342D
#41473D
#697363
#7B8673
#A1AA9C
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ebony, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0E0C
— #1B1E19
— #2A2D27
— #383D35
— #474D42
Ebony #555D50 Base
— #747E6D
— #939D8D
— #B3BAAE
— #D2D6D0
— #F2F3F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #555D50. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #555D50;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #555D50;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #555D50;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #555D50,
        #60506A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #555D50,
        #60506A
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$ebony: #555D50;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ebony-r: 85;
$ebony-g: 93;
$ebony-b: 80;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ebony;
    color: rgba($ebony-r, $ebony-g, $ebony-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ebony appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #555D50 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5B5B50 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5C5C50 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #575B5B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5A5A5A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ebony ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ebony #555D50 Base
Feldgrau #4D5D53 ΔE 3.63
Gray Asparagus #465945 ΔE 5.95
Rifle Green #444C38 ΔE 6.87
Rifle Green #414833 ΔE 8.23

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.