What color is #554E61?

#554E61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E61?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 97: 85 red, 78 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E61?

The complementary color is #5A614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E61 color

#554E61 rgb(85, 78, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #554E61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 38% blue (85, 78, 97).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#554E61 color codes

HEX	`#554E61`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, 7.11, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 12.28, 305.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.628, 8.243, 12.443)`
Decimal	`5590625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E61, 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 #554E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #554E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e61; }
.text { color: #554e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e61, #5f4e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554E61?: #554E61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E61?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 97: 85 red, 78 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E61?: The complementary color is #5A614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.