What color is #554D31?

#554D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554D31?

The RGB value is 85, 77, 49: 85 red, 77 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554D31?

The complementary color is #313955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554D31 color

#554D31 rgb(85, 77, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.2% green and 19.2% blue (85, 77, 49).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 42% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#554D31 color codes

HEX	`#554D31`
RGB	`rgb(85, 77, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 42%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.83, -1.36, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.83, 17.88, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.955, 7.461, 3.979)`
Decimal	`5590321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554D31, 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 #554D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #554D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554d31; }
.text { color: #554d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 77 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554d31, #4b5531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #554D31?: #554D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554D31?: The RGB value is 85, 77, 49: 85 red, 77 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554D31?: The complementary color is #313955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.