What color is #554E64?

#554E64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554E64?

The RGB value is 85, 78, 100: 85 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554E64?

The complementary color is #5D644E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554E64 color

#554E64 rgb(85, 78, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #554E64 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 30.6% green and 39.2% blue (85, 78, 100).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#554E64 color codes

HEX	`#554E64`
RGB	`rgb(85, 78, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 30.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, 7.84, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 14.11, 303.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.77, 8.3, 13.194)`
Decimal	`5590628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554E64, 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 #554E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #554E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554e64; }
.text { color: #554e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 78 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554e64, #604e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #554E64?: #554E64 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554E64?: The RGB value is 85, 78, 100: 85 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554E64?: The complementary color is #5D644E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.