What color is #554B5C?

#554B5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B5C?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 92: 85 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B5C?

The complementary color is #525C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B5C color

#554B5C rgb(85, 75, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554B5C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 36.1% blue (85, 75, 92).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#554B5C color codes

HEX	`#554B5C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, 7.83, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 11.52, 312.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.194, 7.736, 11.185)`
Decimal	`5589852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B5C, 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 #554B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #554B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b5c; }
.text { color: #554b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b5c, #5c4b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554B5C?: #554B5C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B5C?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 92: 85 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B5C?: The complementary color is #525C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.