What color is #554E49?

#554E49 is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E49?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 73: 85 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E49?

The complementary color is #495055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E49 color

#554E49 rgb(85, 78, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554E49 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (85, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#554E49 color codes

HEX	`#554E49`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, 1.91, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 4.43, 64.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.673, 7.861, 7.415)`
Decimal	`5590601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E49, 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 #554E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #554E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e49; }
.text { color: #554e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e49, #555449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554E49?: #554E49 is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E49?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 73: 85 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E49?: The complementary color is #495055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.