What color is #554549?

#554549 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554549?

The RGB value is 85, 69, 73: 85 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554549?

The complementary color is #455551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554549 color

#554549 rgb(85, 69, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554549 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.1% green and 28.6% blue (85, 69, 73).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#554549 color codes

HEX	`#554549`
RGB	`rgb(85, 69, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 7.59, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 7.59, 1.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.077, 6.669, 7.216)`
Decimal	`5588297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554549, 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 #554549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #554549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554549; }
.text { color: #554549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 69 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554549, #554945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554549?: #554549 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554549?: The RGB value is 85, 69, 73: 85 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554549?: The complementary color is #455551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.