What color is #554B31?

#554B31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B31?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 49: 85 red, 75 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B31?

The complementary color is #313B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B31 color

#554B31 rgb(85, 75, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554B31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 19.2% blue (85, 75, 49).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#554B31 color codes

HEX	`#554B31`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.23, -0.13, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.23, 17.04, 90.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.817, 7.185, 3.933)`
Decimal	`5589809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B31, 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 #554B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #554B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b31; }
.text { color: #554b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b31, #4d5531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #554B31?: #554B31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B31?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 49: 85 red, 75 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B31?: The complementary color is #313B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.