What color is #554E4E?

#554E4E 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 #554E4E?

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

What is the complementary color of #554E4E?

The complementary color is #4E5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E4E color

#554E4E rgb(85, 78, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554E4E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#554E4E color codes

HEX	`#554E4E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.84, 2.89, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.84, 3.07, 19.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.846, 7.93, 8.324)`
Decimal	`5590606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E4E, 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 #554E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #554E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e4e; }
.text { color: #554e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e4e, #55524e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #554E4E?: #554E4E 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 #554E4E?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 78: 85 red, 78 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E4E?: The complementary color is #4E5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.