Named colour

Ebony #555d50

The wood so dark it became a word for black.

Token name suggestion: Dusk Pewter

RGB

85, 93, 80

HSL

97°, 8%, 34%

CMYK

9, 0, 14, 64

Luminance

0.1034

#555d50 is a dark muted gray, 97° on the wheel and 51/100 on the cool side. Put white text on it (6.85:1). As text it scores 6.85:1 on white — safe at any size. Nearest name is Dim Gray, nearest Tailwind family is neutral.

hsl(97 8% 34%)rgb(85 93 80)Base step 800AA inkNeutral

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #555d50 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex

#555d50

Hue

97°

gray

Saturation

muted

Lightness

34%

dark

Brightness

36%

HSV value

Perceived

35%

weighted brightness

Luminance

0.1034

WCAG relative

Temperature

Neutral

51/100 cool

Color family

Gray

Tone

Muted

Best ink

White

6.85:1

Closest name

Dim Gray

ΔE2000 10.3

Chroma

8.7

LCH, 0–130ish

OKLCH L

0.467

perceptual lightness

Tailwind

neutral

500 · ΔE 12.7

Web-safe

#666666

nearest of 216

Where it sits

Hue97° of 360°

Saturation8%

Lightness34%

Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #555d50.

Temperature

Warm ← → Cool51% cool

Near-neutral, so temperature is a whisper rather than a statement — the tinted siblings below show which way it can lean.

Warmer#685A4F This color#555d50 Cooler#46515D

Luminance by channel

Red19%

Green76%

Blue6%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

About Ebony

Ebony is the densest of the dark neutrals — named for the tropical hardwood so heavy it sinks in water and so dark it stands in for black itself. As a working hex it is not pure #000: real ebony wood carries green-brown depth, mapped near #555d50 in its lighter grain and #282c20 at heart.

History

Ebony furnished pharaohs’ tombs and Renaissance cabinets — “ébéniste” still means fine cabinetmaker in French. Piano keys made it black’s working partner to ivory, and the word entered poetry as the superlative of dark.

Psychology

Ebony reads organic luxury — black with grain and warmth. Where jet and onyx are mineral-cold, ebony is grown darkness: craft, music and heritage.

In design

Ebony family darks make warmer canvases than neutral black: green-brown depth flatters wood-textured and heritage UIs. Pair with ivory (the keyboard duo), brass, cream and forest. As ink, ebony darks exceed AAA easily.

In culture

Ebony and ivory, ebony skies, the magazine that named Black American culture’s glossy era: the wood’s word carries music, poetry and identity.

Brands that own ebony

Steinway (keys)#282c20 Ebony magazine#141414 Luxury cabinetry#3b3c36 Fender ebony boards#2d2a26 Chess sets#3b3a30

Shades of ebony

Black Onyx Jet Charcoal Espresso Dark olive Raisin Graphite

Every format

HEX	#555d50
HEX (8-digit)	#555d50ff
RGB	rgb(85, 93, 80)
RGBA	rgba(85, 93, 80, 1)
HSL	hsl(97, 8%, 34%)
HSV / HSB	hsv(97, 14%, 36%)
HWB	hwb(97 31% 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 64%)
LAB	lab(38.4 -5.9 6.4)
LCH	lch(38.4 8.7 132.4)
OKLCH	oklch(0.467 0.023 133.3)
XYZ (D65)	xyz(9.11, 10.34, 9.10)
Decimal	5594448
Display P3	color(display-p3 0.333 0.365 0.314)
Web-safe	#666666

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select

/* CSS */
color: #555d50;
background-color: #555d50;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #555d50;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#555d50] bg-[#555d50]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #555d50;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.365, blue: 0.314)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.365, blue: 0.314, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#555D50</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFF555D50)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF555D50)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(80, 93, 85)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(85, 93, 80)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(85, 93, 80)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 85, 93, 80)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.3333f, 0.3647f, 0.3137f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{85,93,80}

modern cssclick to select

/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #555d50 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #555d50 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#3F453B, #E0E3DE);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #555d50 h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select

:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F8F7;
  --brand-100: #EFF1EF;
  --brand-200: #DDE0DC;
  --brand-300: #C6CBC3;
  --brand-400: #A9B1A5;
  --brand-500: #8D9786;
  --brand-600: #788471;
  --brand-700: #646E5E;
  --brand-800: #555d50;
  --brand-900: #3C4139;
  --brand-950: #262924;
  --brand: #555d50;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
  --brand-surface: #F7F8F7;
  --brand-border: #D5D9D3;
  --brand-hover: #434A3F;
  --brand-pressed: #32372F;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #1C1E1A;
    --brand-ink: #E0E3DE;
  }
}

tailwind.config.jsclick to select

theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#F7F8F7',
        100: '#EFF1EF',
        200: '#DDE0DC',
        300: '#C6CBC3',
        400: '#A9B1A5',
        500: '#8D9786',
        600: '#788471',
        700: '#646E5E',
        800: '#555d50',
        900: '#3C4139',
        950: '#262924',
        DEFAULT: '#555d50',
      },
    },
  },
}

scss mapclick to select

$brand: (
  '50': #F7F8F7,
  '100': #EFF1EF,
  '200': #DDE0DC,
  '300': #C6CBC3,
  '400': #A9B1A5,
  '500': #8D9786,
  '600': #788471,
  '700': #646E5E,
  '800': #555d50,
  '900': #3C4139,
  '950': #262924,
);
$brand-base: #555d50;
$brand-ink: #ffffff;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }

w3c design tokens (json)click to select

{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#F7F8F7", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#EFF1EF", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#DDE0DC", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#C6CBC3", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#A9B1A5", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#8D9786", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#788471", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#646E5E", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#555d50", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#3C4139", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#262924", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#ffffff", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #555d50 · 6.85:1

Use #ffffff — AA at every size, AAA for large text only.

12px

16px

24px

White text · 6.85:1 · recommended

AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Black text · 3.07:1

AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Reading the other direction: #555d50 as text scores 6.85:1 on white and 3.07:1 on black.

Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #F2F3F1 at 6.15:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox

#555d50 · 6.85:1

AA on whitealready passes

#555d50

The quick fox

#525A4E · 7.16:1

AAA on white−1% L

#525A4E

The quick fox

#6E7868 · 4.55:1

AA on black+10% L

#6E7868

The quick fox

#8F9989 · 7.09:1

AAA on black+23% L

#8F9989

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #555D50 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

#555d50 on white: 6.85:1

AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗

#555d50 on black: 3.07:1

AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗

Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #555d50 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #555d50.

Neutral	Ratio	Verdict	Both directions
White#ffffff	6.85:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 50#f8fafc	6.54:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 100#f1f5f9	6.25:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 200#e2e8f0	5.55:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 300#cbd5e1	4.61:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 400#94a3b8	2.67:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 500#64748b	1.44:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 600#475569	1.11:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 700#334155	1.51:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 800#1e293b	2.14:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Slate 900#0f172a	2.61:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa
Black#000000	3.07:1	AAAA lgAAA	AaAa

Colour vision deficiency

true color

protanopia · #5E5B4F

deuteranopia · #5D5A51

tritanopia · #555C59

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #555d50 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800base 900 950

#F7F8F7

#EFF1EF

#DDE0DC

#C6CBC3

#A9B1A5

#8D9786

#788471

#646E5E

#555d50

#3C4139

#262924

Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #F7F8F7Darkest = 950 · #262924Text step on white = 700

Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950

oklch tokensclick to select

:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.006 133.3);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.009 133.3);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.014 133.3);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.018 133.3);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.021 133.3);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.023 133.3);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.023 133.3);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.021 133.3);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.019 133.3);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.016 133.3);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.013 133.3);
}

Colors that work with #555d50

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff

White wins here

Surface#F7F8F7

Tinted page background

Border#D5D9D3

Hairlines and dividers

Muted text#717B6A

Captions on the surface

Accent#544D60

Second voice, not a rival

Dark variant#3F453B

Hover, pressed, headers

Light variant#F2F3F1

Selected rows, tints

Dark surface#1C1E1A

Dark-mode background

Hover#434A3F

One step down in lightness

Pressed#32372F

Two steps down

Disabled#8D9786

Chroma pulled out

Focus ring#5D7250

Offset from the fill so it reads

Light mode

Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge

Dark mode

Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states

Save changesHoverPressedDisabled

OutlineSubtleLinkFocused

Form field

Work email

you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates

Notice

Your export is ready

The file stays available for seven days. Download it before it expires.

NewBetaDraft

Data

Storage used68%

Acme LtdActive

NorthwindTrial

GlobexActive

How to use #555d50

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for

✓Body text and links on white
✓Borders, dividers and quiet backgrounds
✓Long-form reading surfaces
✓Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
✓Neutral UI chrome and typography

Use with care

⚠Black text placed on it
⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Minimum size as text on white

Any size

Safe as a fill behind white type

Yes

Safe as a 1px border on white

Yes

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

neutralquieteditorialengineered

Grey is the material the rest of the interface is built from: type, rules, surfaces, disabled states.

With almost no chroma left, the family association is barely present; treat it as a neutral that happens to lean this way. The low lightness adds weight and formality.

Worth knowing

Mid-greys are where accessibility quietly fails — check every step of your ladder, not just the ends.

Reads as

FormalityHigh
EnergyLow
Weight66/100
TemperatureNeutral
ApproachabilityBalanced

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Lighter#788371 Darker#32372F More saturated#516C40 Less saturated#565656 Warmer#685A4F Cooler#46515D Softer#666666 Richer#41632B Hue −20°#595D50 Hue −10°#575D50 Hue +10°#535D50 Hue +20°#515D50

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary	#58505D	Directly opposite — maximum tension
Analogous left	#5B5D50	Neighbour, quieter
Analogous right	#505D51	Neighbour, quieter
Split-complement 1	#51505D	Contrast without the clash
Split-complement 2	#5D505B	Contrast without the clash
Triadic 1	#50555D	Even thirds — balanced and loud
Triadic 2	#5D5055	Even thirds — balanced and loud
Tetradic	#505B5D	Fourth corner of the square scheme

On the wheel

#555d50 sits at 97°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red33.3%

Green36.5%

Blue31.4%

R · 0–255

0x55

G · 0–255

0x5d

B · 0–255

0x50

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.6%

Magenta0.0%

Yellow14.0%

Key (black)63.5%

Total ink coverage is 86%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#555d50 text on a black background

contrast 3.07:1

Card sample

#555d50 text on a white background

contrast 6.85:1

Card sample

#555d50 on grey

6.25:1

#555d50 on its own surface

6.43:1

#555d50 on its dark surface

2.45:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #555d50;

Background color

Panel with #555d50 background

background-color: #555d50;

Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #555d50;

Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 93, 80, 0.45);

Div box shadow

Elevated card

box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 93, 80, 0.45);

Border & gradient

Gradient panel

border: 3px solid #555d50;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555d50, #505D54);

Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #555d50, #505D57);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;

Focus ring

Focused control

outline: 2px solid #555d50;
outline-offset: 3px;

Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #555d50;
caret-color: #555d50;

Left rule

Pull quote or callout

border-left: 4px solid #555d50;

Ring + tint

Selected chip

background: #F2F3F1;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #555d50;

Conic badge

68%

background: conic-gradient(#555d50 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #555d50 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

5%10%15%20%30%40%50%60%75%90%100%

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select

rgba(85, 93, 80, 0.5)
rgb(85 93 80 / 50%)
#555d5080
hsl(97 8% 34% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #555d50 50%, transparent)

Alpha	8-digit hex	Flat on white
10%	#555d501a	#EEEFEE
20%	#555d5033	#DDDFDC
40%	#555d5066	#BBBEB9
60%	#555d5099	#999E96
80%	#555d50cc	#777D73

Gradients from #555d50

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation

Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #737E6C, #555d50 45%, #3F453B);

Duotone

A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill

background: linear-gradient(120deg, #555d50, #424C46);

Complement sweep

Loud — keep it behind large type only

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #555d50, #58505D);

Spotlight

Hero panels and app headers

background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #828E7B 0%, #555d50 45%, #3F453B 100%);

Soft wash

Section backgrounds that stay readable

background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F7F8F7, #ffffff);

Mesh

Ambient background, no image weight

background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #787868 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #5E6D61 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #3F453B 0%, transparent 65%), #555d50;

Monochromatic scale

#1E211C #41473D #646E5E #889281 #ACB4A7 #D0D5CE #EAECE9

Palettes built from #555d50

UI palette

Gradient stops

Accent trio

Warm–cool bridge

Data series

Status set

Neutral companions

Shades — darker

#4C5448 #444A40 #3B4138 #333830 #2A2E28 #222520 #191C18 #111310 #080908

Tints — lighter

#666F60 #76816F #879280 #98A192 #A9B1A4 #BAC1B7 #CCD0C9 #DDE0DB #EEEFED

Tones — desaturated

#555C51 #555C51 #555B52 #565A53 #565A53 #565954 #565854 #565855 #565756

Color harmonies

Complement

Split-complement

Analogous

Triadic

Tetradic

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

Dim Gray#696969ΔE00 10.3 · ΔE76 10.6 Dark Slate Gray#2f4f4fΔE00 11.7 · ΔE76 13.7 Dark Olive Green#556b2fΔE00 14.4 · ΔE76 27.7 Gray#808080ΔE00 17 · ΔE76 17.5 Dark Green#006400ΔE00 20.4 · ΔE76 51.7 Teal#008080ΔE00 20.5 · ΔE76 29.1

Closest CSS keywordDim Gray · ΔE 10.3 Closest darker nameDark Slate Gray · ΔE 11.7 Closest lighter nameGray · ΔE 17

Nearest Tailwind familyneutral-500 · #737373 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest web-safe colour#666666 · ΔE 9.7

#555d50 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries

EditorialArchitectureEnterpriseLuxury goods

Common UI roles

BackgroundsBordersBody textDividers

Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Too dim on dark surfaces at 3.07:1 — lift it to #6E7868 for body text, or reserve it for fills.

Brand examples for ebony are listed above — each one links through to its own page.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

Ebony, answered

What is the hex code for ebony?

Ebony maps to #555d50 in its lighter register and #282c20–#3b3c36 at wood-dark depth — greener and warmer than pure black.

Ebony vs black vs onyx?

Black is absolute, onyx is mineral blue-gray dark, ebony is organic green-brown dark — the wood’s grain in the hue.

Why is ebony wood special?

Density (it sinks in water), fine grain and deep color made it the luxury dark wood for millennia — instruments and cabinetry still prize it.

What color is #555d50?

#555d50 is a dark muted gray, closest to Dim Gray (ΔE2000 10.3). It sits at 97° on the hue wheel with 8% saturation and 34% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #555d50?

rgb(85, 93, 80) — 85 red, 93 green and 80 blue out of 255, or 33.3% / 36.5% / 31.4% by channel.

What is #555d50 in HSL and HSV?

hsl(97, 8%, 34%) and hsv(97, 14%, 36%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #555d50 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1034 and perceived brightness is 35%, so white text on it reaches 6.85:1.

Should I use black or white text on #555d50?

White. It scores 6.85:1 against #555d50, versus 3.07:1 for black — AA at any size.

Is #555d50 accessible on a white background?

#555d50 on white scores 6.85:1, which clears AA at every size but not AAA.

What is the complementary color of #555d50?

#58505D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #51505D and #5D505B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #555d50?

For interface work: #F7F8F7 as the surface, #D5D9D3 for borders, #717B6A for secondary text, #544D60 as an accent and #3F453B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #5B5D50 and #505D51 stays calm, while #58505D is the loudest partner.

What is #555d50 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 64%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #555d50 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #685A4F; nudged cooler, #46515D.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #555d50?

The neutral family — its 500 step is #737373, ΔE2000 12.7 away. That is a visible difference, so define #555d50 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #555d50 in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#555d50] or text-[#555d50], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #555d50 with 50% opacity?

rgba(85, 93, 80, 0.5), or #555d5080 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #AAAEA8; over black, #2B2F28.

Is #555d50 a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #666666, ΔE2000 9.7 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #555d50 mean?

As a gray, it reads neutral, quiet, editorial. Grey is the material the rest of the interface is built from: type, rules, surfaces, disabled states. At this low chroma the association is faint; it behaves more like a neutral.

What gradient works with #555d50?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #737E6C, #555d50 45%, #3F453B). For more colour, a short hue run to #424C46 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #555d50 in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Contrast Checker →Palette Generator →Palette Pro →Scale Generator →CSS Code Generator →Color Blind Simulator →Accessibility Checker →Color Distance →Gradient Generator →Image Color Picker →

Every value on this page is computed from #555d50 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.