What color is #554D41?

#554D41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554D41?

The RGB value is 85, 77, 65: 85 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554D41?

The complementary color is #414955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554D41 color

#554D41 rgb(85, 77, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554D41 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.2% green and 25.5% blue (85, 77, 65).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#554D41 color codes

HEX	`#554D41`
RGB	`rgb(85, 77, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.18, 1.08, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.18, 8.4, 82.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.354, 7.621, 6.084)`
Decimal	`5590337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554D41, 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 #554D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #554D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554d41; }
.text { color: #554d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 77 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554d41, #535541); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #554D41?: #554D41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554D41?: The RGB value is 85, 77, 65: 85 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554D41?: The complementary color is #414955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.