What color is #554933?

#554933 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554933?

The RGB value is 85, 73, 51: 85 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554933?

The complementary color is #333F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554933 color

#554933 rgb(85, 73, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554933 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 28.6% green and 20% blue (85, 73, 51).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#554933 color codes

HEX	`#554933`
RGB	`rgb(85, 73, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 28.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 1.39, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 15.12, 84.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.727, 6.936, 4.116)`
Decimal	`5589299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554933, 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 #554933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #554933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554933; }
.text { color: #554933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 73 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554933, #505533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #554933?: #554933 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554933?: The RGB value is 85, 73, 51: 85 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554933?: The complementary color is #333F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.