What color is #554A59?

#554A59 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554A59?

The RGB value is 85, 74, 89: 85 red, 74 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554A59?

The complementary color is #4E594A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554A59 color

#554A59 rgb(85, 74, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554A59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29% green and 34.9% blue (85, 74, 89).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#554A59 color codes

HEX	`#554A59`
RGB	`rgb(85, 74, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 7.78, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 10.56, 317.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.998, 7.55, 10.485)`
Decimal	`5589593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554A59, 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 #554A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #554A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554a59; }
.text { color: #554a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 74 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554a59, #594a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554A59?: #554A59 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554A59?: The RGB value is 85, 74, 89: 85 red, 74 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554A59?: The complementary color is #4E594A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.