What color is #554B1B?

#554B1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B1B?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 27: 85 red, 75 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B1B?

The complementary color is #1B2555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B1B color

#554B1B rgb(85, 75, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554B1B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 10.6% blue (85, 75, 27).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 68% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#554B1B color codes

HEX	`#554B1B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 68%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.9, -2.43, 29.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.9, 29.44, 94.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.46, 7.043, 2.056)`
Decimal	`5589787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B1B, 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 #554B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #554B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b1b; }
.text { color: #554b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b1b, #42551b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #554B1B?: #554B1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B1B?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 27: 85 red, 75 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B1B?: The complementary color is #1B2555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.