What color is #554839?

#554839 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554839?

The RGB value is 85, 72, 57: 85 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554839?

The complementary color is #394655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554839 color

#554839 rgb(85, 72, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554839 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 28.2% green and 22.4% blue (85, 72, 57).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#554839 color codes

HEX	`#554839`
RGB	`rgb(85, 72, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 28.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, 2.89, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 11.42, 75.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.802, 6.862, 4.836)`
Decimal	`5589049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554839, 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 #554839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #554839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554839; }
.text { color: #554839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 72 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554839, #545539); }

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Questions

What color is #554839?: #554839 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554839?: The RGB value is 85, 72, 57: 85 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554839?: The complementary color is #394655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.