What color is #554A48?

#554A48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554A48?

The RGB value is 85, 74, 72: 85 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554A48?

The complementary color is #485355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554A48 color

#554A48 rgb(85, 74, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554A48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29% green and 28.2% blue (85, 74, 72).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#554A48 color codes

HEX	`#554A48`
RGB	`rgb(85, 74, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 15%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.47, 4.22, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.47, 5.12, 34.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.365, 7.297, 7.15)`
Decimal	`5589576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554A48, 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 #554A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #554A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554a48; }
.text { color: #554a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 74 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554a48, #555148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554A48?: #554A48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554A48?: The RGB value is 85, 74, 72: 85 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554A48?: The complementary color is #485355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.