What color is #554B61?

#554B61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B61?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 97: 85 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B61?

The complementary color is #57614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B61 color

#554B61 rgb(85, 75, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554B61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 38% blue (85, 75, 97).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#554B61 color codes

HEX	`#554B61`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, 9.01, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 14.47, 308.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.42, 7.827, 12.374)`
Decimal	`5589857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B61, 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 #554B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #554B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b61; }
.text { color: #554b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b61, #604b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554B61?: #554B61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B61?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 97: 85 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B61?: The complementary color is #57614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.