What color is #554A4D?

#554A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554A4D?

The RGB value is 85, 74, 77: 85 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554A4D?

The complementary color is #4A5552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554A4D color

#554A4D rgb(85, 74, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554A4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29% green and 30.2% blue (85, 74, 77).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#554A4D color codes

HEX	`#554A4D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 74, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, 5.2, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 5.2, 359.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.535, 7.365, 8.044)`
Decimal	`5589581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554A4D, 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 #554A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #554A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554a4d; }
.text { color: #554a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 74 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554a4d, #554d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554A4D?: #554A4D is a gray, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554A4D?: The RGB value is 85, 74, 77: 85 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554A4D?: The complementary color is #4A5552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.