What color is #554333?

#554333 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554333?

The RGB value is 85, 67, 51: 85 red, 67 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554333?

The complementary color is #334555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554333 color

#554333 rgb(85, 67, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554333 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 26.3% green and 20% blue (85, 67, 51).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 40% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#554333 color codes

HEX	`#554333`
RGB	`rgb(85, 67, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 26.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 40%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 5.16, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 13.67, 67.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.351, 6.185, 3.991)`
Decimal	`5587763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554333, 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 #554333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #554333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554333; }
.text { color: #554333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 67 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554333, #555433); }

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Questions

What color is #554333?: #554333 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554333?: The RGB value is 85, 67, 51: 85 red, 67 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554333?: The complementary color is #334555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.