What color is #554B11?

#554B11 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B11?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 17: 85 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B11?

The complementary color is #111B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B11 color

#554B11 rgb(85, 75, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #554B11 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 6.7% blue (85, 75, 17).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 80% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#554B11 color codes

HEX	`#554B11`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 80%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 80%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, -3.07, 34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 34.14, 95.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.364, 7.004, 1.547)`
Decimal	`5589777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B11, 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 #554B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #554B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b11; }
.text { color: #554b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b11, #3d5511); }

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Questions

What color is #554B11?: #554B11 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B11?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 17: 85 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B11?: The complementary color is #111B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.