What color is #554B56?

#554B56 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B56?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 86: 85 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B56?

The complementary color is #4C564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B56 color

#554B56 rgb(85, 75, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554B56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (85, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#554B56 color codes

HEX	`#554B56`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, 6.47, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 8.15, 322.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.942, 7.635, 9.858)`
Decimal	`5589846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B56, 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 #554B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #554B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b56; }
.text { color: #554b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b56, #564b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554B56?: #554B56 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B56?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 86: 85 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B56?: The complementary color is #4C564B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.