What color is #554E5A?

#554E5A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E5A?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 90: 85 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E5A?

The complementary color is #535A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E5A color

#554E5A rgb(85, 78, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554E5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 35.3% blue (85, 78, 90).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#554E5A color codes

HEX	`#554E5A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.23, 5.47, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.23, 8.1, 312.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.316, 8.118, 10.8)`
Decimal	`5590618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E5A, 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 #554E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #554E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e5a; }
.text { color: #554e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e5a, #5a4e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554E5A?: #554E5A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E5A?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 90: 85 red, 78 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E5A?: The complementary color is #535A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.