What color is #554C60?

#554C60 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 #554C60?

The RGB value is 85, 76, 96: 85 red, 76 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554C60?

The complementary color is #57604C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554C60 color

#554C60 rgb(85, 76, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554C60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.8% green and 37.6% blue (85, 76, 96).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#554C60 color codes

HEX	`#554C60`
RGB	`rgb(85, 76, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.87, 8.14, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.87, 13.14, 308.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.442, 7.945, 12.153)`
Decimal	`5590112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554C60, 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 #554C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #554C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554c60; }
.text { color: #554c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 76 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554c60, #5f4c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554C60?: #554C60 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 #554C60?: The RGB value is 85, 76, 96: 85 red, 76 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554C60?: The complementary color is #57604C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.