What color is #554B55?

#554B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B55?

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

What is the complementary color of #554B55?

The complementary color is #4B554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B55 color

#554B55 rgb(85, 75, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554B55 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#554B55 color codes

HEX	`#554B55`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.18, 6.25, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.18, 7.63, 325.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.902, 7.619, 9.647)`
Decimal	`5589845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B55, 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 #554B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #554B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b55; }
.text { color: #554b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b55, #554b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554B55?: #554B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B55?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 85: 85 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B55?: The complementary color is #4B554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.