What color is #554E31?

#554E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E31?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 49: 85 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E31?

The complementary color is #313855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E31 color

#554E31 rgb(85, 78, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #554E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 19.2% blue (85, 78, 49).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#554E31 color codes

HEX	`#554E31`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, -1.98, 18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 18.33, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.025, 7.602, 4.002)`
Decimal	`5590577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E31, 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 #554E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #554E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e31; }
.text { color: #554e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e31, #4a5531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #554E31?: #554E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E31?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 49: 85 red, 78 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E31?: The complementary color is #313855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.